Carys

How popular is Carys in the UK?

Rank in 2025

1,051st among girls

Babies in 2025

34 about 1 in 8,200 girls

Five-year trend

Falling down 42% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Carys, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 657th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 443 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Carys since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Carys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were given Carys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #609, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.

• Carys 34
• Charis 29

Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales.

How popular is Carys in the US?

Rank in 2025

4,351st among girls

Babies in 2025

32 about 1 in 50,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling down 44% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Carys, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 196 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.

Half of all the girls named Carys in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 89 girls in the US were given Carys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,840, up from #4,351 for this spelling alone.

• Charis 51
• Carys 32
• Karys 6