Karis

#2,017 for girls in 2025, 94 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 98.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2012 · 310 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,744
since 1935

Karis over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karis has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #859, 2012girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,01794—
2024#2,15088#12,3495
2023#2,03396—
2022#1,807113#9,8237
2021#1,680123—
2020#1,445150#10,6056
2019#1,452152—
2018#1,335169#10,7606
2017#1,340173#12,2465
2016#1,118226—
2015#1,255195—
2014#1,079237—
2013#938269#12,1365
2012#859310—
2011#902289—
2010#1,059234—
2009#1,059241—
2008#1,038252—
2007#1,115232—
2006#942278#12,0555
2005#947261#11,4725
2004#912265#8,1438
2003#1,062211#9,5816
2002#1,142182—
2001#1,654110#7,5368
2000#1,77698—
1999#1,539110—
1998#1,75190—
1997#1,73389—
1996#2,01469—
1995#1,74683—
1994#2,25558—
1993#2,15262—
1992#2,05966—
1991#1,87775#7,2716
1990#2,15360—
1989#2,05461—
1988#2,44744—
1987#1,99156—
1986#2,07951—
1985#1,83361#5,1477
1984#1,90555#6,3155
1983#3,15126—
1982#2,77033—
1981#2,56336—
1980#2,60336#6,2505
1979#2,24843#6,0565
1978#2,12544#5,7725
1977#3,91118—
1976#2,48632—
1975#3,51419—
1974#2,75726—
1973#5,19110—
1972#3,89415—
1971#4,31113#4,9075
1970#4,24613—
1969#3,31817—
1968#3,78913—
1967#4,9828—
1966#3,26615—
1965#3,26415—
1964#3,37915—
1963#3,17616—
1962#2,81419—
1961#3,79312—
1960#3,09516—
1959#6,2455—
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First appearance
1935

The first year at least five girls were named Karis! It came in at #4,204, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1935–1939, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Karis is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNHWashington: #494 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,572 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedWIMichigan: #824 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,244 girlsMINew York: #1,263 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,775 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedIAIndiana: #720 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,136 girlsINOhio: #825 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,730 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,038 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,905 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,051 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 7,573 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #914 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,939 girlsMOKentucky: #536 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,900 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #997 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,311 girlsVAMaryland: #610 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,143 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,070 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,381 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedARTennessee: #997 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,356 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #652 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,917 girlsOKLouisiana: #754 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,000 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedMSAlabama: #651 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,397 girlsALGeorgia: #706 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,845 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karis, so not publishedHITexas: #831 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsTXFlorida: #966 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,366 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#494 · 1 in 2,356
  2. Kentucky#536 · 1 in 2,900
  3. Maryland#610 · 1 in 3,143
  4. Oklahoma#626 · 1 in 2,917
  5. Alabama#651 · 1 in 3,397

Best ever in a state: #400 in Alabama, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#494131 in 2,356
Kentucky#53671 in 2,900
Maryland#61081 in 3,143
Oklahoma#62661 in 2,917
Alabama#65161 in 3,397
North Carolina#652131 in 3,623
Georgia#706141 in 3,845
Indiana#72081 in 4,136
Louisiana#75451 in 4,000
Michigan#82491 in 5,244
Ohio#825101 in 5,730
Texas#831331 in 5,036
Missouri#91451 in 5,939
Florida#966141 in 6,366
Tennessee#99751 in 6,356
Virginia#99761 in 6,311
Pennsylvania#1,03871 in 7,905
California#1,051311 in 7,573
Arizona#1,07061 in 6,381
Illinois#1,12391 in 7,572
New York#1,263111 in 8,775
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Karis
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 133 spots since 2024 (#2,150 → #2,017)
  • 572 spots since 2020 (#1,445 → #2,017)
  • 762 spots since 2015 (#1,255 → #2,017)
  • Biggest jump: 157 spots in 2011 (#1,059 → #902)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 2007 (#942 → #1,115)
Rise & fade · girls
77 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1935
  • Peaked 2012 at #859 (310 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 2004–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,681
  • Highest: 1 in 5,681 girls born in 2012 were named Karis (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,099 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 33.4% of all girls named Karis (2,254) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,204 (1935)#4,204
1940s24#3,863 (1940)#4,260
1950s67#3,284 (1951)#4,401
1960s146#2,814 (1962)#3,488
1970s233#2,125 (1978)#3,468
1980s459#1,833 (1985)#2,340
1990s762#1,539 (1999)#1,928
2000s2,130#912 (2004)#1,165
2010s2,254#859 (2012)#1,134
2020s664#1,445 (2020)#1,855

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Karis in 2006

girls
#942
278 births · 1 in 6,839 girls
boys
#12,055
5 births · 1 in 411,055 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #942Karis278

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #12,055Karis5
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 6,839 of them was named Karis, which outranked 95.3% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karis
  1. #938Jalyn279
  2. #938Savana279
  3. #938Sheila279
  4. #942Karis278
  5. #942Alani278
  6. #942Reina278
  7. #945Jalynn277
  8. #946Cloe276
  9. #946Malaya276

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 411,055 of them was named Karis, which outranked 14.2% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karis
  1. #10,662Zyree6
  2. #10,662Zyren6
  3. #10,662Zyron6
  4. #12,055Karis5
  5. #12,055Aadhav5
  6. #12,055Aakarsh5
  7. #12,055Aalijah5

Tied with 1,992 names at #12,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →