| Charisse | Bronte | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Thunder |
| Origin | greek | Greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | shuh-REESS | BRON-tee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1969 |
| Peak year | 1971 (209) | 1992 (131) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charisse | Bronte |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14 | 51 |
| 2010s | 65 | 106 |
| 2000s | 209 | 203 |
| 1990s | 521 | 548 |
| 1980s | 1,099 | 0 |
| 1970s | 1,441 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1,264 | 6 |
| 1950s | 635 | 0 |
| 1940s | 48 | 0 |
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.
Brontë means “thunder” in Greek, famously the surname of the literary sisters.
Charisse and Bronte are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charisse means grace (greek origin), while Bronte means Thunder (Greek origin).
In US records, Charisse first appears in 0 and Bronte in 1969, so Charisse has the longer recorded history.