Charis
Charis was the 3137th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1664th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 940 places. More babies were named Charis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,137 girls, down 630 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,415babies recorded
Charis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,137 | #9,066 | 51 | 8 |
| 2020 | #2,507 | — | 69 | — |
| 2010 | #1,773 | — | 116 | — |
| 2000 | #1,972 | — | 85 | — |
| 1990 | #2,440 | — | 50 | — |
| 1980 | #1,724 | — | 65 | — |
| 1970 | #2,588 | — | 28 | — |
| 1960 | #2,912 | — | 18 | — |
| 1950 | #4,008 | — | 8 | — |
| 1940 | #4,461 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Charis, counting every spelling?
Charis is the most common spelling of a name family that had 64 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charis | 51 | #3,137 | 280 |
| Kharis | 13 | #8,115 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Charis?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Charis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charis?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Charis are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 42. That makes Charis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Charis by state
How common Charis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Charis
How popular is the name Charis?
Charis was the 3137th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1664th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 940 places. More babies were named Charis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Charis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Charis in the US.
Where is Charis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Charis was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Virginia.