Is Karis a boy or girl name?
Karis is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 87 girls and 5 boys were named Karis, so 94.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 6,752 US babies named Karis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,209
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,173
- Babies named Karis since 1935
- 6,752
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 310 babies
Boys and girls named Karis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 67 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1970s | 15 | 234 | 94% |
| 1980s | 17 | 459 | 96.4% |
| 1990s | 6 | 762 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 32 | 2,130 | 98.5% |
| 2010s | 16 | 2,253 | 99.3% |
| 2020s | 18 | 568 | 96.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,209 | 87 | #2,173 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,038 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,327 | 112 | #1,825 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,687 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,302 | 150 | #1,446 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,456 |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,477 | 169 | #1,336 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,254 | 172 | #1,351 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,123 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,256 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,082 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,108 | 269 | #938 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 310 | #861 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 289 | #903 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,060 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,060 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,040 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,117 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,031 | 278 | #943 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,390 | 261 | #948 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,538 | 265 | #915 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,242 | 211 | #1,064 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,143 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,939 | 110 | #1,657 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,785 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,541 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,756 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,736 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,025 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,753 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,280 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,161 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,065 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,762 | 75 | #1,883 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,162 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,060 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,460 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,004 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,088 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,457 | 61 | #1,845 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,835 | 55 | #1,912 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,189 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,793 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,585 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,761 | 36 | #2,625 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,542 | 43 | #2,258 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,291 | 44 | #2,135 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,821 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,510 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,562 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,790 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,342 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,974 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,290 | 13 | #4,408 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,351 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,381 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,883 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,181 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,321 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,325 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,437 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,248 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,862 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,882 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,146 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,707 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,580 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,469 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,451 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,398 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,967 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,379 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,003 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,400 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,698 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,896 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,098 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,548 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karis reached #5,290 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #861 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.