Given name
Chariss
“having grace and kindness”
Chariss is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chariss is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chariss 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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chariss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 9 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 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 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.
Chariss’s family of names
Chariss has a related form in Charis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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Charissa
“having grace and kindness”
>99% girls