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Name meaning & stats

Karis

Karis means “love” (Welsh origin). 6,843 US babies since 1940, peak 2012.

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What it means

“love”

WelshSpelling of Carys

In US birth records

Peak year: 2012

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6,843 US babies were named Karis between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Karis (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 57% of the family

  • Karis 57%
  • Carys 19%
  • Caris 10%
  • Karys 4%
  • Caresse 3%
  • Kharis 2%
  • Caress 2%
  • Karris 1%
  • Karess 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2012)