Girls' name · since 1969
Charisa
395 babies named Charisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 395 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charisa has been recorded 395 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2010.
- #13,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 395 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charisa ranks #13,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charisa's 395 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Charisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charisa's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2010
- Peak year (1978)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Charisa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (145 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Charisa's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Charisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 145 births (37% of all-time use).
Charisa by state
Where Charisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 395 births nationwide.
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What to do with Charisa's data
- Charisa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charisas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1969–2010 (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 Charisa 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.