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Charis

Pronounced /ˈkeɪɹɪs/

Rank in 2024
#2,908
Born in 2024
57
Peak year
2006 · #1671
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 57 girls were named Charis, about 1 in every 28,302.
  • It peaked in 2006 with 127 babies, ranked #1671.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1924.
  • 4,294 girls have been named Charis since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Charis per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 44 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 73 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 272 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 632 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 903 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,495 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 875 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Ancient Greek Χάρις (Kháris, literally “beauty, elegance, charm, grace”).

  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈkeɪɹɪs/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Charis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Cherish

    Rank
    #1,484
    Born '24
    147
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20072024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Karis

    Rank
    #2,180
    Born '24
    87
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20122024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Carys

    Rank
    #4,739
    Born '24
    29
    Origin
    Welsh
    1880peak 20062024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Chris

    Rank
    #13,154
    Born '24
    7
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19612024