| Charisse | Charis | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | grace |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | shuh-REESS | KAIR-iss |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1971 (209) | 2006 (127) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charisse | Charis |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14 | 349 |
| 2010s | 65 | 895 |
| 2000s | 209 | 971 |
| 1990s | 521 | 605 |
| 1980s | 1,099 | 571 |
| 1970s | 1,441 | 457 |
| 1960s | 1,264 | 211 |
| 1950s | 635 | 128 |
| 1940s | 48 | 95 |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 |
| 1920s | 0 | 54 |
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.
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.
Charisse and Charis are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charisse means grace (greek origin), while Charis means grace (greek origin).
In US records, Charisse first appears in 0 and Charis in 0, so Charisse has the longer recorded history.