Charis is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “grace, kindness, and life.” In 2024 it was given to 57 girls in the United States.
Charis belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “grace, kindness, and life” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Charis first appears in Social Security records in 1924. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1664 in 2006, and in 2024 57 babies received the name — 4,294 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Charis means “grace, kindness, and life” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Charis is a girl name. In 2024, 57 babies received the name in the US.
Charis comes from the Greek tradition.
Charis first appears in US records in 1924. Its best-ever ranking was #1664 in 2006, and 57 babies were given the name in 2024.
Charis is pronounced /ˈkeɪɹɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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