Charis
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KA-ris
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,130 for girls
Charis is a name of Greek origin, meaning “grace, kindness”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 3,130th for girls in the US (51 babies).
What does Charis mean?
Greek
“grace, kindness”
In Greek myth the Charites, or Graces, were goddesses of charm; the same root gives English charisma.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Charis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Charis has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Charis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Charis, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 100 girls. 6 boys were also named Charis in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Charis in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were given Charis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #609, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Carys 34
- Charis 29
Girls were 97% of the babies named Charis in the UK in 2010, and 83% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Charis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,209 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 31 | #1,188 |
| 2012 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 38 | #997 |
| 2010 | 38 | #968 |
| 2009 | 42 | #879 |
| 2008 | 40 | #890 |
| 2007 | 34 | #963 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 63 | #576 |
| 2004 | 67 | #532 |
| 2003 | 52 | #617 |
| 2002 | 55 | #588 |
| 2001 | 59 | #545 |
| 2000 | 77 | #444 |
| 1999 | 100 | #364 |
| 1998 | 85 | #414 |
| 1997 | 67 | #486 |
| 1996 | 58 | #512 |
How popular is Charis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,130among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were named Charis, making it the 3,130th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,500th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 127 girls. It first appears in the records in 1924. 8 boys were also named Charis in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Charis than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Charis in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 89 girls in the US were given Charis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,840, up from #3,130 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 86% of the babies named Charis in the US were girls.
Charis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #3,130 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,140 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,856 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,848 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,500 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,923 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2,457 |
| 2017 | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2015 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,908 |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,939 |
| 2012 | 95 | #2,028 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,898 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,769 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2,092 |
| 2007 | 85 | #2,276 |
| 2006 | 127 | #1,664 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,802 |
| 2004 | 113 | #1,713 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 82 | #2,078 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2,071 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,965 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 60 | #2,204 |
| 1993 | 42 | #2,820 |
| 1992 | 66 | #2,054 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 50 | #2,432 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,990 |
| 1986 | 54 | #2,002 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,905 |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,788 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,822 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,809 |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,731 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,915 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,677 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,729 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,939 |
| 1972 | 31 | #2,356 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,001 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,396 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 24 | #2,529 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 25 | #2,413 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 23 | #2,239 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,693 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,973 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1945 | 14 | #2,338 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,578 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
Names like Charis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Zoe Jasmine Molly Amber Francesca Holly Lara Alexandra Stevie Hannah Mia
Other spellings of Charis
Names related to Charis
Chris Carissa Cherish Caris Kharis Chrissy Charissa Cherise Chrissa Charisse
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Charis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charis, updated 20 October 2026.