Caris
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAIR-is
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Caris is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “grace, kindness”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Caris mean?
Greek: spelling of Karis; from Greek charis
“grace, kindness”
From Greek charis 'grace', the word behind charisma and the Charites, the Graces of Greek myth.
Meaning borrowed from Karis.
Is Caris a girl's or a boy's name?
Caris is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Caris, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2005, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Caris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were given Caris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Caris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 28 | #1,004 |
| 2004 | 23 | #1,112 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 26 | #922 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Caris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,131st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Caris, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,606th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Caris than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Caris in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 122 girls in the US were given Caris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,478, up from #7,131 for this spelling alone.
Caris in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3,606 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,803 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,975 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,965 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3,096 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3,175 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Caris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe, Zoe, Esme, Sophie, Sophia, Maisie, Coco, Mia, Ellie, Aria, Ava, Lyra
Other spellings of Caris
Names related to Caris
Carys, Charis, Carissa, Ceris, Carisa, Charish, Charise, Carrisa
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Iris, Lainey, Elena, Atlas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caris: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caris, updated 20 October 2026.