The first name Charissa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Charissa, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 6 births (#3,397).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Charissa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Charissa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Charissa, the 11,145th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 212 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Charissa?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Charissa, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2008, with 6 births.
- Is Charissa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,140 US babies named Charissa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Charissa most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 212 babies were named Charissa, its highest rank at 779th.