Sharisse
Feminine
Sharisse is a mid-century American name in the Charisse and Cherise family, two syllables with the stress on the second and a crisp close. It sounds like the Greek charis, 'grace', but it was not built from it.
How old is the name Sharisse?
Sharisse first appears in US birth records in 1956 — 69 years ago. The typical Sharisse alive today was born around 1982, making them about 43 years old. About 600 people named Sharisse are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sharisse most popular?
Sharisse peaked in 1971, reaching #2542 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sharisse
Sharisse belongs to a cluster of soft, French-looking names American families made in the fifties and sixties — Charisse, Cherise, Sharise — and it is written with a doubled s so the ending stays sharp. People sometimes connect it to the Greek charis, 'grace', the root of charisma, and the echo is pleasant, but nothing shows any family meant it. What the name has is its own light, quick music.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Sharisse may be Charisse, Cherise or Sharon reshaped, and nothing records which. It resembles Greek charis, 'grace', but is not documented as coming from it.
Pronouncing Sharisse
shuh-REESE
Two syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Sharisse
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
- 1956
- Most girls named
- 198637 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2542reached in 1971
- Change vs 2002
- +16.7%7 in 2004, from 6
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.
Sharisses among us
people named Sharisse 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
Sharisse 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
- Easy to say once heard.
- Close to familiar names.
- Rare, so a Sharisse is unlikely to share her name.
- Charisse, Cherise and Sharise are likely guesses.
- It reads as a mid-century name.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sharisses 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 Sharisse are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sharisse in 2025?
- Sharisse is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sharisse with classmates?
- Sharisse will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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