Recorded 1969–2010 Girls' name Peak 1978 395 births

Charisa — girls' name

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.

1960s81970s1261980s1451990s672000s412010s8
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Charisa was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

22 babies were named Charisa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Charisa between 1969 and 2010, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Charisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Charisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 395 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charisa at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

395

Since 1969

42 years of records

Peak year

1978

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1969

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2010

Charisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1969

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1978)
22
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 20102002199319881983197819731969 8

Charisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
145 births that decade — 37% of Charisa's all-time total
1960s81970s1261980s1451990s672000s412010s8

Charisa by state

Where Charisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Charisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Charisa's total US births 1.3%

5 of 395 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charisa?
395 babies have been named Charisa since 1969. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1978 with 22 births.
When was Charisa most popular?
Charisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Charisa most popular?
The top states for the name Charisa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Charisa been used?
Charisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 42 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Charisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.