Charlisa
Feminine
Charlisa joins the front of Charles or Charlotte to Lisa, a name made to be affectionate. The same front belongs to the Charleston, the kicking dance of the Jazz Age, named for a song and a city.
How old is the name Charlisa?
Charlisa first appears in US birth records in 1959 — 66 years ago. The typical Charlisa alive today was born around 1988, making them about 37 years old. About 600 people named Charlisa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Charlisa most popular?
Charlisa peaked in 1989, reaching #3165 nationally. See the whole 1989 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Charlisa
James P. Johnson wrote a song called 'The Charleston' for a Broadway show, Runnin' Wild, and the fast, kicking dance that went with it, drawn from Black dancers in the South and named for the South Carolina city, swept the country. Charlisa is not named for it; it joins Charles or Charlotte to Lisa, perhaps to honor two people at once. It is bright and quick to say.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Charlisa joins Charles or Charlotte to Lisa, and nothing records the join.
Pronouncing Charlisa
shar-LEE-suh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Charlisa
Moderate
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
- 1959
- Most girls named
- 198933 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3165reached in 1989
- Change vs 2009
- 0.0%5 in 2013, 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.
Charlisas among us
people named Charlisa 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
Charlisa 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
- Built from familiar names.
- Comes with Charlie and Lisa as ready short forms.
- Rare, so a Charlisa is unlikely to share her name.
- Some will say char-LISS-uh.
- It will need spelling out.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Charlisas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Charlisa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Charlisa in 2025?
- Charlisa is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Charlisa with classmates?
- Charlisa will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with C, all years combined.
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