Karis is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Karis is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,030 for girl births in the United States (and #3,708 across all names), given to 94 babies. Karis first appears in 1935 and peaked in 2012 (310 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | #2,030 | — |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | #2,166 | #13,264 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | #2,039 | — |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | #1,812 | #10,330 |
| 2021 | 123 | 123 | #1,688 | — |
| 2020 | 156 | 156 | #1,446 | #11,309 |
| 2019 | 152 | 152 | #1,456 | — |
| 2018 | 175 | 175 | #1,336 | #11,480 |
| 2017 | 178 | 178 | #1,344 | #13,259 |
| 2016 | 226 | 226 | #1,123 | — |
| 2015 | 195 | 195 | #1,256 | — |
| 2014 | 237 | 237 | #1,083 | — |
| 2013 | 274 | 274 | #938 | #13,109 |
| 2012 | 310 | 310 | #861 | — |
| 2011 | 289 | 289 | #903 | — |
| 2010 | 234 | 234 | #1,060 | — |
| 2009 | 241 | 241 | #1,060 | — |
| 2008 | 252 | 252 | #1,040 | — |
| 2007 | 232 | 232 | #1,117 | — |
| 2006 | 283 | 283 | #943 | #13,034 |
| 2005 | 266 | 266 | #948 | #12,391 |
| 2004 | 273 | 273 | #915 | #8,539 |
| 2003 | 217 | 217 | #1,064 | #10,241 |
| 2002 | 182 | 182 | #1,143 | — |
| 2001 | 118 | 118 | #1,658 | #7,939 |
| 2000 | 98 | 98 | #1,785 | — |
| 1999 | 110 | 110 | #1,541 | — |
| 1998 | 90 | 90 | #1,756 | — |
| 1997 | 89 | — | #1,736 | — |
| 1996 | 69 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1995 | 83 | — | #1,753 | — |
| 1994 | 58 | — | #2,280 | — |
| 1993 | 62 | — | #2,161 | — |
| 1992 | 66 | — | #2,065 | — |
| 1991 | 81 | — | #1,882 | #7,761 |
| 1990 | 60 | — | #2,162 | — |
| 1989 | 61 | — | #2,060 | — |
| 1988 | 44 | — | #2,460 | — |
| 1987 | 56 | — | #2,004 | — |
| 1986 | 51 | — | #2,088 | — |
| 1985 | 68 | — | #1,845 | #5,456 |
| 1984 | 60 | — | #1,912 | #6,836 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #3,189 | — |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #2,793 | — |
| 1981 | 36 | — | #2,585 | — |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #2,626 | #6,760 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #2,257 | #6,542 |
| 1978 | 49 | — | #2,136 | #6,293 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,968 | — |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,511 | — |
| 1975 | 19 | — | #3,562 | — |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #2,790 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,341 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #3,974 | — |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #4,408 | #5,289 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,351 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,382 | — |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,882 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,182 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,320 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,325 | — |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #3,437 | — |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,248 | — |
| 1962 | 19 | — | #2,862 | — |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,881 | — |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #3,146 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,707 | — |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,580 | — |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #3,468 | — |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,452 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,398 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,966 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,380 | — |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,003 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,401 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,698 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,895 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,098 | — |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,548 | — |