Karis
Karis is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg.
Meaning & Origin of Karis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karis is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg.
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The Story of Karis
Karis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 310 Kariss were born — ranking #859 that year. As of 2026, Karis ranks #2,480 for baby girls with 72 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 7K Kariss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karis
Karis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Karis's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #859. Use the chart and map above to compare Karis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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