Charise
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-REES
- Origin
- Greek
Charise is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charise mean?
Greek: spelling of Charisse; probably from Greek charis
“grace”
Linked to Greek charis, 'grace'; dancer Cyd Charisse, of Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon, made it familiar.
Meaning borrowed from Charisse.
Is Charise a girl's or a boy's name?
Charise is a girls' name.
How popular is Charise in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 85 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Charise in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 44 | #2,567 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 55 | #1,979 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,855 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,633 |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,585 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,822 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 74 | #1,555 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,915 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,736 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,619 |
| 1975 | 60 | #1,625 |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,772 |
| 1973 | 69 | #1,418 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 85 | #1,292 |
| 1970 | 82 | #1,306 |
| 1969 | 64 | #1,465 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,678 |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,581 |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,568 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,578 |
| 1963 | 29 | #2,210 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,946 |
| 1961 | 28 | #2,249 |
| 1960 | 30 | #2,096 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 26 | #2,208 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
Names like Charise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicole, Christine, Michelle, Katherine, Danielle, Christina, Melissa, Colette, Amy, Celeste, Stephanie, Candace
Names related to Charise
Charis, Caris, Cerise, Charissa, Charisse, Carisa, Cherise, Charish
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Charise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charise, updated 20 October 2026.