# Charisma (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/charisma/  
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 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈɹɪzmə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,815 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,815 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 68, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the common noun charisma, from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma).

## 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 | 84 | 2,242 |
| 2012 | 83 | 2,268 |
| 2013 | 58 | 2,911 |
| 2014 | 68 | 2,592 |
| 2015 | 55 | 3,067 |
| 2016 | 59 | 2,875 |
| 2017 | 44 | 3,496 |
| 2018 | 49 | 3,258 |
| 2019 | 62 | 2,734 |
| 2020 | 47 | 3,296 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,693 |
| 2022 | 51 | 3,181 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4,294 |
| 2024 | 35 | 4,132 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,126 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | 2,416 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2,023 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1,784 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2,436 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3,197 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3,116 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3,397 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5,556 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |

## People named Charisma

- Charisma Carpenter, American actress

## 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.