Girl

Charissa

chuh-RIS-uh

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'charis' meaning grace, an elegant variant emphasizing divine kindness and personal magnetism.”

Popularity Over Time

Charissa US popularity rank over timeRank 13170 in 2020 to rank 780 in 1980. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#780#6975#1317019491960198020002024

Charissa is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ChariRissaIssy

Style

RomanticElegantSoft

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Clarissa

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Carissa

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Melissa

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Larissa

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Vanessa

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Jessica

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Felicity

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Arabella

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Greek origin, works across cultures

People Also Ask

From Greek 'charis' meaning grace, an elegant variant emphasizing divine kindness and personal magnetism.

Charissa is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Charissa include Chari, Rissa, Issy.

Names that pair beautifully with Charissa include Vanessa, Jessica, Felicity, Arabella.