The baby name Charissa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1954 to 2016. It was most popular in 1979 with 171 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Charissa has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1970 | 47 |
| 1971 | 39 |
| 1972 | 50 |
| 1973 | 75 |
| 1974 | 54 |
| 1975 | 83 |
| 1976 | 71 |
| 1977 | 84 |
| 1978 | 95 |
| 1979 | 171 |
| 1980 | 140 |
| 1981 | 116 |
| 1982 | 89 |
| 1983 | 139 |
| 1984 | 115 |
| 1985 | 124 |
| 1986 | 109 |
| 1987 | 99 |
| 1988 | 65 |
| 1989 | 75 |
| 1990 | 63 |
| 1991 | 40 |
| 1992 | 50 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 24 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |