Kharisma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-RIZ-ma
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Kharisma is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of grace”. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Kharisma mean?
Greek: spelling of Karisma, itself a spelling of charisma, from Greek kharisma
“gift of grace”
In his letters, Paul uses kharisma for the spiritual gifts given to believers.
Meaning borrowed from Karisma.
Is Kharisma a girl's or a boy's name?
Kharisma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kharisma in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Kharisma, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Kharisma in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kharisma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Kharisma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Aaliyah Safa Amira Zahara Khadija Samira Zamira Zaniyah Hadassah Zaira Kamiyah
Names related to Kharisma
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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, “Kharisma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kharisma, updated 20 October 2026.