Name meaning & stats
Fares
Fares means “knight”. 1,063 US babies since 1940, peak 2012. Notable Faress are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“knight”
Spelling of Faris
Faris around the world
- فارس · Arabic
- פאריס · Hebrew
In US birth records
Peak year: 2012
1,063 US babies were named Fares between 1940 and 2025.
Fares around the world
- France: 9,700 babies since 1900, peak 2011, No. 248 in 2025
- Belgium: 299 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 393 in 2025
- Sweden: 130 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 525 in 2022
- England & Wales: 213 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 1,796 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Faress end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Low · 9 people |
| Actor | 1.5× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Basketball player | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Faress show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 6 Fariss spell it Fares
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2012)