Recorded 1946–2021 Girls' name Peak 1971 5,296 births

Charisse — girls' name

5,296 babies named Charisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s481950s6351960s12641970s14411980s10991990s5212000s2092010s652020s14
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Charisse was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

209 babies were named Charisse in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charisse

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,296 babies named Charisse between 1946 and 2021, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charisse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 209 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charisse performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,441 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Charisse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 901 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Charisse in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charisse 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 5,296 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.

Charisse at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

5,296

Since 1946

76 years of records

Peak year

1971

209 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1946

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2021

Charisse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1946

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1971)
209
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Charisse by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,441 births that decade — 27% of Charisse's all-time total
1940s481950s6351960s12641970s14411980s10991990s5212000s2092010s652020s14

Charisse by state

Where Charisse concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Charisse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
901 17.0%
#2 California
653 12.3%
#3 Illinois
335 6.3%
#4 Michigan
266 5.0%
#5 Ohio
210 4.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
161 3.0%
#7 Texas
132 2.5%
#8 New Jersey
83 1.6%
New York share of Charisse's total US births 17.0%
Even split

901 of 5,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Charisse appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charisse?
5,296 babies have been named Charisse since 1946. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1971 with 209 births.
When was Charisse most popular?
Charisse was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,441 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Charisse most popular?
The top states for the name Charisse are New York (901 births), California (653 births), Illinois (335 births).
How long has the name Charisse been used?
Charisse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 76 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Charisse?
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, 1946–2021 (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.