Chares
Meaning
"Grace, divine favor, loving-kindness"
Origin: Greek
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #30,601
- Total SSA Count
- 5
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Cha, Char, Chary
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"Grace, divine favor, loving-kindness"
Origin: Greek
"diminutive of Mary"
Origin: English
Mallie is more popular, ranked #3056 vs #30601 for Chares.
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Mallie is more popular, ranked #3056 compared to Chares at #30601 in the United States.
Chares means "Grace, divine favor, loving-kindness" (Greek origin). Mallie means "diminutive of Mary" (English origin).
Chares is primarily a boy name. Mallie is primarily a girl name.