Given name
Charissa
“having grace and kindness”
Charissa is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charissa is a variant of Charis. One English interpretation is “having grace and kindness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Charissa 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,140
- 0 boys · 5,140 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 212 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,145 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,145 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 212 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,642 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.
Charissa’s family of names
Charissa has a related form in Charis.
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Charissa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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“having grace and kindness”
>99% girls