How Many People Are Named Kharis?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Kharis. It is predominantly female (98.2%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kharis peaked in popularity in 2019 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kharis 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 Kharis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.2% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2019
21 births
Total Registered
281
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kharis
Kharis is predominantly female (98.2%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kharis as a male name
Ranked #6,869 in 1984
5 male births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (5 births)
Kharis as a female name
Ranked #8,684 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (21 births)
Kharis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kharis span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 128 babies were registered. While Kharis is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kharis by Decade
How has Kharis 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.
Kharis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kharis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kharis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kharis?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Kharis 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Kharis a common name?
Kharis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 281 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kharis most popular?
Kharis reached peak popularity in 2019, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kharis is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kharis a female name?
Kharis is predominantly female. 98.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kharis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kharis Smith, Kharis Johnson, Kharis 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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