Charisma

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Charisma, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Buffy
• Carpenter
• Amity
• Angel
• Honor
• Mercy
• Harmony
• Blessing
• Africa
• Blue
• Bliss
• Liberty

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Charisma is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Charisma

56 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Charisma is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A gift or power of leadership or authority.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Dutch, charisma (gift of the Holy Spirit)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, gift, present, favor

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Charisma Carpenterb. 1970USAmerican actress
• Angel Carterb. 1987USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer-songwriter
• Charisma Taylorb. 1999Bahamian sprint hurdler and triple jumper

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Charisma mean, and where does it come from?

Modern name, from the vocabulary word denoting personal magnetism or charm (from Greek charisma ‘blessing’, referring originally to the spiritual gifts conferred by the Holy Spirit on the Christian ap… Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.

What are other forms of the name Charisma?

In the etymology graph, Carissa, Karissa and Charissa are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Charisma?

A machine transcription gives /kəɹɪzmə/ (IPA) for English.

Is Charisma a male or female name?

Charisma is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Charisma have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 4.1 thousand people named Charisma in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled charisma.

How common is the name Charisma?

In the United States, the national register counted 3,132 people named Charisma in 2020, about 1 in 106 thousand residents.