Girls' name · since 1977
Carisma
534 babies named Carisma in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 534
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
534 girls have been named Carisma since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carisma has been recorded 534 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #11,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 534 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carisma ranks #11,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 534 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 534
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carisma's 534 recorded births place it above 84.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Carisma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carisma splits its recorded history at 2001: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carisma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Carisma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (223 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Carisma's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Carisma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 223 births (42% of all-time use).
How Carisma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carisma's total volume
Carisma by state
Where Carisma concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 2.2% |
44 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Carisma's data
- Carisma's decade-level peak was the 2000s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carismas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carisma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carisma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.