NameTides

Karis

Karis was the #2,017 girls' name in the US in 2025 (94 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Karis as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Karis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Karis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,017 (94)#2,440 (11)———#2,131 (10)
2024#2,150 (88)#3,319 (7)———#2,445 (8)
2023#2,033 (96)#2,689 (9)#482 (6)——#2,604 (7)
2022#1,807 (113)#3,971 (5)#760 (3)——#1,854 (11)
2021#1,680 (123)#2,201 (12)#485 (6)——#1,778 (12)
2020#1,445 (150)#3,899 (5)———#2,163 (9)
2019#1,452 (152)#2,040 (13)#406 (8)——#2,025 (10)
2018#1,335 (169)#2,187 (12)#502 (6)——#2,151 (9)
2017#1,340 (173)#2,090 (13)#501 (6)——#1,506 (15)
2016#1,118 (226)#1,749 (17)#311 (12)#440 (3)—#1,690 (13)
2015#1,255 (195)#1,168 (29)#340 (11)—#896 (3)#1,427 (16)
2014#1,079 (237)#963 (38)#274 (16)——#1,229 (20)
2013#938 (269)#1,177 (29)#344 (11)——#1,432 (16)
2012#859 (310)#1,099 (31)#233 (20)#330 (5)—#1,297 (19)
2011#902 (289)#894 (40)#197 (23)#363 (4)—#1,198 (20)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #859.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1935.
  • In 2024, 95% of US babies named Karis were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Karis is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Karis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Karis (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KarisCanadaGirls#2,13110
KarisEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
KarisEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KarisIrelandGirls—too few
KarisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KarisScotlandGirls—too few
KarisUSGirls#2,01794
KarisUSBoys—too few