Fun Facts About the Name Karisma
- More than 2 thousand babies named Karisma: U.S. records list 2,148 babies given the name Karisma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Karisma Mean?
Karisma is a respelling of Charisma, a name taken from the English word charisma, which comes from Greek chárisma (χάρισμα), meaning "favor" or "gift." The Greek noun is built on cháris (χάρις), "grace" or "favor," with the suffix -ma that marks the result of an action, so the literal sense is "something given as a favor" or "a gift." In its oldest English use the word meant a gift freely given by God's grace, and this is the sense behind the name's usual meaning of "gift of grace." The everyday sense of charisma as personal charm or magnetic appeal belongs to the 20th century and is a later development of the word, not the source of the name.
Karisma Name History & Origins
The name rests on the Greek chárisma, which appears in the New Testament for gifts granted by God's grace, notably in Paul's letters (for example, 1 Corinthians 12). Latin-speaking Christians kept charisma as a theological term for a spiritual gift, and the word entered English in the 1600s with that religious meaning. Its broader, non-religious sense of personal attractiveness or charm developed only in the 20th century.
Charisma is a rare given name in English, and its use as a personal name follows the word's wider currency rather than any older naming tradition. The spelling Karisma keeps the same pronunciation as Charisma while substituting K for C, a pattern found in other modern respellings. This form is used in India and among families of Indian descent; the actress Karisma Kapoor, born in 1974 into the Kapoor film family, is a widely known bearer of the spelling.
How Popular is the Name Karisma?
Karisma has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,023 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,035 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,810 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #3,735 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,675 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2021 | #3,575 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,426 | 45 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #3,357 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2018 | #3,029 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #3,664 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,494 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #3,323 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #3,124 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2013 | #2,856 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,693 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2011 | #2,495 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #2,526 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #2,631 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 2008 | #2,706 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2007 | #2,631 | 70 | 0.0036% |
| 2006 | #2,237 | 86 | 0.0045% |
| 2005 | #2,302 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2004 | #2,251 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2003 | #2,309 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2002 | #2,119 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2001 | #2,023 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 2000 | #2,294 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 1999 | #2,029 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #2,258 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1997 | #2,274 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1996 | #3,467 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #2,533 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #2,723 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #2,615 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1992 | #2,941 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #4,264 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #3,843 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #4,303 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #3,634 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #7,032 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,588 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #7,230 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,586 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,147 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #9,642 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #11,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #7,605 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #9,031 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #7,174 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,800 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,594 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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