| Charis | Charisse | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | grace |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KAIR-iss | shuh-REESS |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2006 (127) | 1971 (209) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charis | Charisse |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 349 | 14 |
| 2010s | 895 | 65 |
| 2000s | 971 | 209 |
| 1990s | 605 | 521 |
| 1980s | 571 | 1,099 |
| 1970s | 457 | 1,441 |
| 1960s | 211 | 1,264 |
| 1950s | 128 | 635 |
| 1940s | 95 | 48 |
| 1930s | 11 | 0 |
| 1920s | 54 | 0 |
From Greek 'charis' (χάρις) meaning grace, kindness, or charm. In Greek myth the Charites (Graces) were goddesses of grace and beauty; the root also underlies the word charisma.
Generally a French-styled elaboration of Greek 'charis' (grace, kindness). Some sources propose an unrelated derivation (a cherry/Latin 'ceresia' link, or a feminine of Charles), so the grace meaning is the most-cited but not undisputed.
Charis and Charisse are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charis means grace (greek origin), while Charisse means grace (greek origin).
In US records, Charis first appears in 0 and Charisse in 0, so Charis has the longer recorded history.