Carisma
Feminine · “charisma”
Carisma is the word charisma written without its h, given as a girl's name. It is three syllables, and it carries a word whose meaning a German sociologist changed.
How old is the name Carisma?
Carisma first appears in US birth records in 1977 — 48 years ago. The typical Carisma alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 500 people named Carisma are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Carisma most popular?
Carisma peaked in 2000, reaching #4185 nationally. See the whole 2000 chart.
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Where it comes from
From charisma to Carisma
The story of Carisma
For centuries charisma was a church word for a spiritual gift. The sociologist Max Weber gave it its modern meaning, the personal magnetism that makes people follow a leader, and after him everyone from politicians to singers was said to have it. Spanish and Italian write the word carisma, without the h, and American families gave that spelling to daughters. No record says whether they meant the word or the sound.
Meaning
charisma, a gift of grace
From Greek charisma, a gift of grace, through the English word charisma. Carisma is the Spanish and Italian spelling.
How the name formed
- charisma
- carisma
- Carisma
Related forms: Carisma · Carisma
Pronouncing Carisma
kuh-RIZ-muh
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Carisma
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1977
- Most girls named
- 200029 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4185reached in 2000
- Change vs 2021
- +20.0%6 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Carisma in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Carisma in Spanish — same name
- Carisma in Italian — same name
Carismas among us
people named Carisma are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Carisma sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning is positive and memorable.
- Cari is a ready short form.
- It is an ordinary word, and some will make jokes about living up to it.
- People will write Charisma.
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Frequently asked
- How many Carismas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Carisma are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Carisma in 2025?
- Carisma is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Carisma with classmates?
- Carisma will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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