Karis
Karis was the 2030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 861st with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Karis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,030 girls, down 584 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012310 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,848babies recorded
Karis popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 104 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,030 | 94 |
| 2020 | #1,446 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,060 | 234 |
| 2000 | #1,785 | 98 |
| 1990 | #2,162 | 60 |
| 1980 | #2,626 | 36 |
| 1970 | #4,351 | 13 |
| 1960 | #3,146 | 16 |
| 1950 | #5,003 | 6 |
| 1940 | #4,098 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karis, counting every spelling?
Karis is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,446 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,030 for Karis on its own. Together these spellings went to 132 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karis | 94 | #2,030 | 514 |
| Carys | 32 | #4,375 | 155 |
| Karys | 6 | #14,044 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Karis?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karis (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karis?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Karis are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Karis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Karis by state
How common Karis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karis
How popular is the name Karis?
Karis was the 2030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 861st with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Karis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Karis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karis in the US.
Where is Karis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karis was most common in Maryland (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and South Carolina.