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What official birth registration shows about Charis: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #357 to #3447.200020052010201520202025#357#3447
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#506
1997#484
1998#408
1999#357
2000#465
2001#532
2002#603
2003#690
2004#521
2005#645
2006#909
2007#1126
2008#937
2009#932
2010#1013
2011#1096
2012#1037
2013#1433
2014#1966
2015#1549
2016#1635
2017#2201
2018#2090
2019#1940
2020#3447
2021#2341
2022#1849
2023#1206
2024#1672
2025#1133

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2017: #432 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2201 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #506 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2017

    Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in Northern Ireland in 2000.

Charis's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#113329HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#167218HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#195112HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#120627HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#184915HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#194014HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#163519HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#154920HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#196614HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#143322HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#103734HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#109631HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#101333HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#93235HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#93734HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#112625HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#90932HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#64548HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#52162HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#69041HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#60346HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#53253HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#46564HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#35790HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#40876HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#48458HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#50652HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3275HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#2546HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2934HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2206HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Charis is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Charis, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 2000ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#357 in 1999
Northern Ireland1997–201711#220 in 2000
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Charis

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in Northern Ireland in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.