girl's name
Charisma
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,955
Charisma is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 196 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Charisma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1970s | 311 |
| 1980s | 437 |
| 1990s | 755 |
| 2000s | 1,392 |
| 2010s | 646 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 232 |
How popular is Charisma?
In 2025, Charisma was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Charisma is used
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 Charisma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Charisma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Charisma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Charisma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Charisma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Charisma
How popular is the name Charisma?
In 2025, Charisma was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Charisma a girl's or a boy's name?
Charisma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Charisma?
Charisma has 3 syllables.
When was Charisma most popular?
Charisma peaked in 2000, when 196 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Charisma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Charisma currently ranks #5,153 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.