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Girl name

Charis

98% girls · 59 born in 2025

Charis has been given to about 4,415 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,238
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Charis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 133
  • Born in 202559
  • All time4,415
  • England & Wales, 202535

How popular is Charis?

Its best year was 2006, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 1664th. The typical living American called Charis is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Charis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Paris0.75
  2. Karis0.75
  3. Aris0.75
  4. Charisse0.72
  5. Charissa0.72
  6. Amaris0.70
  7. Charity0.69
  8. Charlie0.64

Middle names for Charis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Charis Anne0.81
  2. Charis Eve0.80
  3. Charis Elizabeth0.78
  4. Charis Josephine0.78
  5. Charis Rose0.77
  6. Charis Marie0.77

Sibling names for Charis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.91
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.91
  3. Ilianasister · 0.91
  4. Daliasister · 0.91
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  6. Palomasister · 0.90

Where Charis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Charis Anderson0.77
  2. Charis Reyes0.72
  3. Charis Nguyen0.72
  4. Charis Moore0.72
  5. Charis Lee0.72
  6. Charis Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Charis

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Charis across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.