Karis

Meaning: Grace, beauty and charm, also kindness
Origin: Greek — Variant of Charis

Meaning: Love
Origin: Welsh — Variant of Carys

Girl's name · #2030 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Karis's best rank, #861, came in 2012; it has settled back to #2030 today. Roughly 6,700 girls have been named Karis since 1935.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,131 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,755 in Austria (2025) · #482 in Scotland (2023) · #8,791 in Ecuador (2023) · #440 in N. Ireland (2016) · #896 in Ireland (2015).

Famous Karises

Karis Davidson — Australian golfer (born 1998)
Karis Jagger — American producer; eldest child of Mick Jagger (born 1970)
Karis Kelly — Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter (born 1987)

What Karises become

Among 16 notable people named Karis:

Similar names: Charis · Bryn · Karma · Aislynn · Carsyn · Damaris

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