Given name
Charisa
“having grace and kindness”
Charisa is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charisa is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Charisa is a variant of Charis. An origin associated with Charis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 395
- 0 boys · 395 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 440 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charisa’s family of names
Charisa has a related form in Charis. In Greek usage, Charisa is a transliteration of Χαρίσα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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