UK girl's name
Charys
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Charys is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Charys popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4373, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 3 births.
This profile covers 15 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2003. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 18 living people in the UK are called Charys. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Charys ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales in 2003, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 3 girls were registered as Charys.
- • Charys ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #687 in 2005.
- • About 18 living people in the UK are estimated to have Charys as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4373
2003
Births in 2003
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
3 births
Estimated living
18
2026
Popularity
Charys over time
The chart below shows babies named Charys registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2003. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Charys, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2003, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Charys by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Charys was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4143 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3840 | 9 | 3 |
Geography
Where Charys is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Charys. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Charys ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #687 in 2005.
Across the UK
Charys in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#687 in 2005
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
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Names similar to Charys
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- Chelsea 13,049
- Clara 9,435
- Connie 8,402
- Catherine 8,376
- Charlie 7,964
- Cerys 7,506
- Casey 7,018
- Cara 6,375
FAQ
Charys: questions and answers
How popular is the name Charys in the UK right now?
In 2003, Charys was ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Charys most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 3 babies registered as Charys in England and Wales.
How many people are called Charys in the UK?
A total of 15 babies have been registered as Charys across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Charys most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Charys ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #687 in 2005. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.