Faris
An Arabic name meaning "knight" or "horseman". In Poland it stays rare: only about 70 men carry it, and most people here have never met one.
Faris Pronunciation
Faris is pronounced FAH-rees (/ˈfaris/).
What Faris means
Where Faris comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Faris comes from Arabic, where فارس means knight or horseman. The short meaning stays literal here. A faris was first a rider, and the word grew to name the mounted warrior whose skill had a title of its own: furusiyya, the Arabic art of the horse, the weapon, and the ride.
That closeness gave Faris a second sense. To call a man a faris was to grant him courage and honour, the bearing asked of someone trusted with a horse. The rider and the man of standing merged into one word.
In Poland the name is rare. Read it once from a class register full of Kacpers and Krzysztofs. There is no Polish diminutive for it, no softened home form, so Faris stays whole on the urząd form. Its Polish gloss is plain: rycerz, jeździec. Knight, horseman. The horse stays in the name.
How many people are named Faris
1 in 304946 men in Poland is named Faris. 70 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4297 among male names.
Faris's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1565 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Faris as a middle name
Faris is a first name for 70 men in Poland and a middle name for another 22, a 76/24 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1853rd, between Efrem (22) and Fidel (22).
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#1851 Efrain22
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#1852 Efrem22
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#1853 Faris22
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#1854 Fidel22
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#1855 Georgi22