# Charis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/charis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “beauty”, “elegance”, “charm”, “grace” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪɹɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,415 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 68 / 4,347 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,055, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χάρις (Kháris, literally “beauty, elegance, charm, grace”).

## What it means

Charis is grouped under beauty and grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 105 | 1,898 |
| 2012 | 95 | 2,033 |
| 2013 | 102 | 1,942 |
| 2014 | 105 | 1,910 |
| 2015 | 86 | 2,197 |
| 2016 | 71 | 2,522 |
| 2017 | 87 | 2,187 |
| 2018 | 72 | 2,461 |
| 2019 | 56 | 2,936 |
| 2020 | 69 | 2,507 |
| 2021 | 59 | 2,857 |
| 2022 | 59 | 2,869 |
| 2023 | 52 | 3,147 |
| 2024 | 59 | 2,825 |
| 2025 | 51 | 3,137 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5 | 6,196 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,430 |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,460 |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,609 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9,012 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,220 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11,162 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,898 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12,809 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,246 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,066 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | 1,096 |
| 2012 | 34 | 1,037 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1,433 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,966 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,549 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1,635 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2018 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3,447 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,849 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1,206 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,672 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1,133 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.