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Karys

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Karys has been given to about 509 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 506
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karys per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 56
  • Born in 20256
  • All time509

How popular is Karys?

Its best year was 2006, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 3035th. The typical living American called Karys is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Karys

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karis0.82
  2. Karyn0.75
  3. Marlys0.75
  4. Cary0.71
  5. Caryn0.71
  6. Caryl0.71
  7. Kamryn0.65
  8. Karsyn0.65

Middle names for Karys

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karys Eve0.80
  2. Karys Elizabeth0.78
  3. Karys Josephine0.78
  4. Karys Anne0.78
  5. Karys Rose0.77
  6. Karys Louise0.77

Sibling names for Karys

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.80
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.79
  3. Estrellasister · 0.78
  4. Isabelasister · 0.78
  5. Campbelleither · 0.77
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.76

Where Karys is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Karys Anderson0.74
    2. Karys White0.72
    3. Karys Reyes0.72
    4. Karys Nguyen0.72
    5. Karys Moore0.72
    6. Karys Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Karys

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.