Charisse
Charisse is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Charisse Arrington, R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s Charisse Anne Hernandez-Alcantara, Filipino politician Charisse Jones, African American journalist and essayist Charisse Melany Moll, Miss Suriname 2007 Charisse Millett, American politician Cyd Charisse (1921–2008), American dancer and actress Lady…
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Meaning & Origin of Charisse
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charisse is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Charisse Arrington, R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s Charisse Anne Hernandez-Alcantara, Filipino politician Charisse Jones, African American journalist and essayist Charisse Melany Moll, Miss Suriname 2007 Charisse Millett, American politician Cyd Charisse (1921–2008), American dancer and actress Lady…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Charisse
The earliest SSA record of Charisse as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 5 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 209 newborns named Charisse — #727 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Charisses. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Charisses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Charisse
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About the name Charisse
Charisse is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Charisse's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #727. Use the chart and map above to compare Charisse's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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