Girls' name · since 1974
Chariss
38 babies named Chariss in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chariss sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Chariss recorded 38 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1992.
- #38,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chariss ranks #38,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chariss's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chariss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chariss's full recorded timeline at 1978, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chariss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1992
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Chariss by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).
1970s was Chariss's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Chariss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chariss's data
- Chariss's decade-level peak was the 1970s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chariss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1974–1992 (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 Chariss 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.