How Many People Are Named Karis?
An estimated 6,562 people in the United States have the first name Karis. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Karis peaked in popularity in 2012 with 310 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karis 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 Karis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Karis is overwhelmingly female, 104 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,562
About 1 in 52,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2012
310 births
Total Registered
6,752
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karis
Karis is predominantly female (98.5%), though 104 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Karis as a male name
Ranked #13,209 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (8 births)
Karis as a female name
Ranked #2,173 in 2024
87 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (310 births)
Karis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karis span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,269 babies were registered. Karis has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karis by Decade
How has Karis 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.
Karis by State
Birth registrations for Karis span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Massachusetts, Louisiana. On average, about 129 Kariss were registered per state.
Karis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karis
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karis?
We estimate approximately 6,562 people named Karis 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 52,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Karis a common name?
Karis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,752 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karis most popular?
Karis reached peak popularity in 2012, when 310 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karis is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karis a female name?
Karis is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karis Smith, Karis Johnson, Karis 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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