Karis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAIR-is
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,017 for girls
Karis is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “grace, kindness”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 2,017th for girls in the US (94 babies).
What does Karis mean?
Greek: from Greek charis
“grace, kindness”
From Greek charis 'grace', the word behind charisma and the Charites, the Graces of Greek myth.
Is Karis a girl's or a boy's name?
Karis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 94 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Karis, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 77 girls.
Half of all the girls named Karis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. 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 Karis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Karis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,711 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 40 | #979 |
| 2014 | 54 | #779 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 56 | #765 |
| 2011 | 67 | #654 |
| 2010 | 47 | #831 |
| 2009 | 66 | #625 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 63 | #624 |
| 2006 | 76 | #535 |
| 2005 | 63 | #576 |
| 2004 | 62 | #560 |
| 2003 | 77 | #480 |
| 2002 | 61 | #539 |
| 2001 | 56 | #564 |
| 2000 | 54 | #571 |
| 1999 | 77 | #448 |
| 1998 | 74 | #456 |
| 1997 | 49 | #599 |
| 1996 | 69 | #472 |
How popular is Karis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,017among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were named Karis, making it the 2,017th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,445th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 310 girls. It first appears in the records in 1935.
Half of all the girls named Karis in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 122 girls in the US were given Karis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,478, up from #2,017 for this spelling alone.
Karis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #2,017 |
| 2024 | 88 | #2,150 |
| 2023 | 96 | #2,033 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,807 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,680 |
| 2020 | 150 | #1,445 |
| 2019 | 152 | #1,452 |
| 2018 | 169 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 173 | #1,340 |
| 2016 | 226 | #1,118 |
| 2015 | 195 | #1,255 |
| 2014 | 237 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 269 | #938 |
| 2012 | 310 | #859 |
| 2011 | 289 | #902 |
| 2010 | 234 | #1,059 |
| 2009 | 241 | #1,059 |
| 2008 | 252 | #1,038 |
| 2007 | 232 | #1,115 |
| 2006 | 278 | #942 |
| 2005 | 261 | #947 |
| 2004 | 265 | #912 |
| 2003 | 211 | #1,061 |
| 2002 | 182 | #1,141 |
| 2001 | 110 | #1,653 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,772 |
| 1999 | 110 | #1,537 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,749 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,731 |
| 1996 | 69 | #2,012 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,742 |
| 1994 | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1993 | 62 | #2,147 |
| 1992 | 66 | #2,054 |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,871 |
| 1990 | 60 | #2,148 |
| 1989 | 61 | #2,049 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,990 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,832 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,905 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,603 |
| 1979 | 43 | #2,248 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 32 | #2,486 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 19 | #2,813 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
Names like Karis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zoe Chloe Jasmine Ellie Mia Molly Sophie Summer Hannah Abigail Scarlett Amber
Other spellings of Karis
Names related to Karis
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Karis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karis, updated 20 October 2026.