Likely a modern combination of Charlotte and Denise
Charnise is a modern American coinage, likely created by blending the prefix 'Char-' (from names like Charlotte or Charmaine) with the suffix '-nise' (from Denise). It combines the French-derived roots for 'free man' and 'follower of Dionysus'.
Less common today
Charnise isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,289 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
