Girls' name · since 1975
Caris
Caris has 1,210 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,210
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,210 babies have been named Caris since 1975, making it today's #7233 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caris recorded 1,210 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #7233 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,233 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,210 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caris ranks #6,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,233 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,210 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,210
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caris's 1,210 recorded births place it above 90.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caris compares
1,210 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caris's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caris | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,210 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caris splits its recorded history at 2003: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Caris popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Caris as boys' name)
Caris by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (483 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Caris's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Caris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
483 births
- 2020s 146
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 483 births (40% of all-time use).
How Caris compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caris's total volume
Caris by state
Where Caris concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 6.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
103 of 1,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Caris's data
- Caris's decade-level peak was the 2010s (483 total births); usage has since declined to 146 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cariss (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.