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Karis

Girl

Meaning of Karis: Greek: 'grace'

Karis is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1976th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1976

94 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,848

First recorded 1935 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 36 babies1982: 33 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 60 babies1985: 68 babies1986: 51 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 60 babies19901991: 81 babies1992: 66 babies1993: 62 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 83 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 89 babies1998: 90 babies1999: 110 babies2000: 98 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 182 babies2003: 217 babies2004: 273 babies2005: 266 babies2006: 283 babies2007: 232 babies2008: 252 babies2009: 241 babies2010: 234 babies20102011: 289 babies2012: 310 babies2013: 274 babies2014: 237 babies2015: 195 babies2016: 226 babies2017: 178 babies2018: 175 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 123 babies2022: 120 babies2023: 96 babies2024: 93 babies2025: 94 babies
US babies named Karis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 310.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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