girl's name

Charis

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,990

Northern Ireland

#505

2017 births

Charis is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Charis is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in 2006, when 133 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1924.

Charis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Charis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 54
1930s 11
1940s 95
1950s 128
1960s 211
1970s 462
1980s 581
1990s 620
2000s 987
2010s 895
2020s (to 2025) 371

How popular is Charis?

In 2025, Charis was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Charis is used

Northern Ireland #505 3 in 2017
Scotland #579 5 in 2024
England & Wales #1,147 35 in 2025
Canada #2,357 9 in 2024
United States #3,153 59 in 2025
France #5,234 5 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Charis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Charis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Charis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Charis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Charis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Charis

How popular is the name Charis?

In 2025, Charis was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Charis a girl's or a boy's name?

Charis is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Charis most popular?

Charis peaked in 2006, when 133 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Charis a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Charis currently ranks #579 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.