How Many People Are Named Caris?
An estimated 1,181 people in the United States have the first name Caris. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Caris peaked in popularity in 2013 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caris as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caris paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Caris is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,181
About 1 in 290,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2013
61 births
Total Registered
1,199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caris
Caris is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,199 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Caris as a male name
Ranked #12,353 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (5 births)
Caris as a female name
Ranked #5,638 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (61 births)
Caris: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caris span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 483 babies were registered. Caris has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caris by Decade
How has Caris tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caris by State
Birth registrations for Caris span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Virginia, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 34 Cariss were registered per state.
Caris + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caris as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caris
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caris: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caris?
We estimate approximately 1,181 people named Caris are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 290,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Caris a common name?
Caris is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caris most popular?
Caris reached peak popularity in 2013, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caris is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caris a female name?
Caris is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caris Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caris Smith, Caris Johnson, Caris Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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