Is Charissa a boy or girl name?
Charissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Charissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,131 US babies named Charissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,656
- Babies named Charissa since 1949
- 5,131
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Charissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 201 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,283 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,653 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 936 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 403 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,656 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,383 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,348 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,575 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,402 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,699 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,067 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,398 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,313 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,015 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,523 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,285 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,830 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,643 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,422 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,036 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,868 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,966 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,228 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,893 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,349 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,206 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,432 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,351 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,313 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,048 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,158 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,612 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,375 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,370 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,398 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,156 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,085 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,132 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,050 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 171 | #930 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,003 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 175 | #868 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 176 | #866 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 163 | #925 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 167 | #897 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 212 | #779 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 199 | #795 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 137 | #996 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,004 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,036 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 141 | #918 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,076 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 130 | #935 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,024 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,099 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,226 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,548 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,942 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,738 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,922 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,773 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,313 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,257 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,896 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,479 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,378 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,201 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,945 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,944 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,543 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,945 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,078 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,605 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,589 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,311 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,080 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,756 |
Highest rank
Charissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #779 in 1980. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Charissa
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.