Recorded 1989–2022 Girls' name Peak 1989 87 births

Kariss — girls' name

87 babies named Kariss in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s62000s382010s312020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kariss was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kariss in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kariss

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Kariss between 1989 and 2022, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kariss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kariss performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kariss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kariss in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kariss at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

87

Since 1989

34 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1989

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kariss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1989

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20222014201220092007200520031989 7

Kariss by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 44% of Kariss's all-time total
1980s71990s62000s382010s312020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kariss?
87 babies have been named Kariss since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Kariss most popular?
Kariss was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kariss been used?
Kariss has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 34 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kariss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.