Is Charis a boy or girl name?
Charis is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 57 girls and 14 boys were named Charis, so 80.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.6% of the 4,354 US babies named Charis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,213
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,885
- Babies named Charis since 1924
- 4,354
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Charis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 457 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 10 | 571 | 98.3% |
| 1990s | 15 | 605 | 97.6% |
| 2000s | 16 | 971 | 98.4% |
| 2010s | 0 | 895 | 100% |
| 2020s | 14 | 296 | 95.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,213 | 57 | #2,885 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,143 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,864 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,855 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,506 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,934 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,460 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,186 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,522 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,196 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,909 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,942 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,032 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,898 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,773 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,808 | 95 | #2,122 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,094 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,275 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,895 | 127 | #1,664 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,716 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,163 | 99 | #1,863 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,084 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,078 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,972 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,917 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,149 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,289 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,219 | 62 | #2,179 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,253 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,010 | 60 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,835 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,609 | 66 | #2,060 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,249 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,440 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,418 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,457 | 48 | #2,298 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,994 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,003 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,910 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,791 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,736 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,824 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,431 | 61 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,725 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,197 | 63 | #1,736 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,918 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,859 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,680 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,734 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,946 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,361 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,007 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,588 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,406 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,718 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,366 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,597 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,610 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,792 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,419 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,477 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,912 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,282 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,573 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,045 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,894 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,816 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,249 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,730 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,930 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,710 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,008 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,028 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,992 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,745 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,256 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,349 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,424 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,541 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,219 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,290 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,461 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,608 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,676 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,829 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,077 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,540 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Charis reached #6,197 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,664 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Charis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.