Girls' name · since 1992
Kharis
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Kharis, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kharis is the #8094 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 289 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Kharis recorded 289 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #8094 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #16,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,094 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kharis ranks #16,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,094 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 289 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kharis's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kharis compares
289 44th percentile among 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
Kharis's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kharis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kharis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kharis's full recorded timeline at 2011, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kharis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kharis popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1984 (Kharis as boys' name)
Kharis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kharis's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kharis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Kharis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kharis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Kharis 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.