Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Charissa

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Grace

Pronunciation

ch(a)-rissa, char(is)-sa

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #781, 211 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20258
202410
20238
202215
202112
20207
201912
201820
201724
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #3613, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
20184
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #553, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence