Waris

Meaning: Inheritor; heir
Origin: From Arabic, via Malay

Boy's name · #2598 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Waris is climbing: on the charts since 2003, it reached #2598 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 50 boys given the name last year. Roughly 280 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#247 in New Zealand (2025) · #757 in England & Wales (2025) · #234 in Canada (2024).

Famous Warises

Waris Shah — Punjabi poet (1722–1798)
Waris Hussein — Indian-British television and film director
Waris Ahluwalia — Indian-American designer and actor
Waris Ali Shah — Indian Sufi saint
Waris Pathan — Indian politician

What Warises become

Among 15 notable people named Waris:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Waris Hussein, Indian-British television and film director.

Similar names: Jasani · Waylan · Zubair · Idrees · Faris · Jahsir

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