Girls' name · since 1968
Charisma
Charisma has 3,815 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,815
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charisma is the #5138 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,815 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Charisma recorded 3,815 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #5138 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,815 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charisma ranks #3,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,815 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,815
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Charisma's 3,815 recorded births place it above 95.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Charisma compares
3,815 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Charisma's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charisma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 196 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charisma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charisma's full recorded timeline at 1997, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 20 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 196 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charisma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 196
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Charisma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,392 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Charisma's strongest decade.
1,392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Charisma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 311
1970s
311 births
- 1980s 437
1980s
437 births
- 1990s
1990s
755 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,392 births
- 2010s
2010s
646 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,392 births (36% of all-time use).
How Charisma 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 Charisma's total volume
Charisma by state
Where Charisma concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 406 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 386 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 334 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 164 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 52 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 1.4% |
406 of 3,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Charisma appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charisma's data
- Charisma's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,392 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Charismas (406 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Charisma: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Charisma 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.