Baby name
FADING
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Karis
/KAIR · iss/
Meaning
“Possibly grace, or love”
Karis is a modern English spelling of Charis, the Ancient Greek word for one of the three Graces (the Charites), who personified grace, charm and beauty. It is also sometimes used as a form of the Welsh name Carys, a modern Welsh name derived from the Welsh word caru, meaning 'love'. That is a separate origin, not related to the Greek Charis.
Vibe
graceful
How it ages.
A soft modern choice: reads as a fresher take on the classic Charis, without the vintage weight.
The cultural moment.
In the United States, Karis reached its best rank of #859 in 2012, slipped to #938 in 2013, and has not ranked in the top 1000 since.