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Karis

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What official birth registration shows about Karis: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #469 to #3970.200020052010201520202025#469#3970
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#473
1997#585
1998#497
1999#469
2000#637
2001#605
2002#585
2003#519
2004#590
2005#695
2006#649
2007#774
2008#1176
2009#783
2010#1180
2011#894
2012#1099
2013#1177
2014#963
2015#1168
2016#1749
2017#2090
2018#2187
2019#2040
2020#3899
2021#2201
2022#3970
2023#2689
2024#3318
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2016: #440 among girls in Northern Ireland, #1749 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #473 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2016

    Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2016).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #238 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Karis's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#244011HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#218712HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#174917HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#116829HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#96338HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#117729HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#109931HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#89440HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#118027HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#78345HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#117625HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#77442HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#64949HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#69544HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#59052HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#51961HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#58548HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#60543HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#63740HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#46962HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#49756HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#58544HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#47359HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3305HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2387HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Karis is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Karis, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 2006Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201519962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#469 in 1999
Northern Ireland1998–201610#238 in 2006
Republic of Ireland20151#896 in 2015

Its high point came 16 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Republic of Ireland (2015).

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What is known about Karis

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #238 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.