Infographic of Charity name meaning, which is “Dearness and affection,” from the Latin cants, dear.
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Charity Name Popularity

How popular is the name Charity? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 12 0.0034%
1911 — 21 0.0056%
1912 — 28 0.0056%
1913 — 36 0.0063%
1914 — 26 0.0037%
1915 — 35 0.0039%
1916 — 44 0.0046%
1917 — 42 0.0042%
1918 — 39 0.0036%
1919 — 50 0.0048%
1920 — 30 0.0027%
1921 — 19 0.0017%
1922 — 25 0.0022%
1923 — 10 0.0009%
1924 — 27 0.0023%
1925 — 21 0.0019%
1926 — 13 0.0012%
1927 — 23 0.0021%
1928 — 20 0.0019%
1929 — 5 0.0005%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 28 0.0028%
1932 — 15 0.0015%
1933 — 6 0.0006%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 6 0.0006%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 13 0.0013%
1938 — 11 0.0011%
1939 — 12 0.0012%
1940 — 14 0.0013%
1941 — 10 0.0009%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 5 0.0004%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 11 0.0007%
1947 — 16 0.001%
1948 — 6 0.0004%
1949 — 11 0.0007%
1950 — 15 0.0009%
1951 — 6 0.0004%
1952 — 16 0.0009%
1953 — 16 0.0009%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 5 0.0003%
1956 — 11 0.0006%
1957 — 21 0.0011%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 9 0.0005%
1960 — 29 0.0015%
1961 — 63 0.0033%
1962 — 19 0.001%
1963 — 30 0.0017%
1964 — 14 0.0008%
1965 — 36 0.0022%
1966 — 35 0.0022%
1967 — 40 0.0026%
1968 — 64 0.0043%
1969 — 188 0.0122%
1970 — 301 0.0189%
1971 — 294 0.0196%
1972 — 562 0.0413%
1973 — 932 0.0719%
1974 — 1,388 0.1068%
1975 — 1,405 0.1093%
1976 — 1,181 0.0916%
1977 — 1,164 0.0864%
1978 — 1,046 0.0778%
1979 — 1,182 0.0838%
1980 — 1,038 0.071%
1981 — 938 0.0638%
1982 — 833 0.0557%
1983 — 781 0.0529%
1984 — 767 0.0516%
1985 — 888 0.0585%
1986 — 833 0.0552%
1987 — 708 0.0464%
1988 — 616 0.0395%
1989 — 533 0.033%
1990 — 503 0.0303%
1991 — 521 0.032%
1992 — 441 0.0276%
1993 — 483 0.031%
1994 — 449 0.0293%
1995 — 464 0.0308%
1996 — 450 0.0301%
1997 — 437 0.0295%
1998 — 444 0.0297%
1999 — 453 0.0302%
2000 — 579 0.0379%
2001 — 552 0.0366%
2002 — 517 0.0345%
2003 — 510 0.0335%
2004 — 472 0.031%
2005 — 391 0.0256%
2006 — 387 0.0247%
2007 — 391 0.0248%
2008 — 339 0.0219%
2009 — 288 0.0193%
2010 — 274 0.019%
2011 — 266 0.0187%
2012 — 217 0.0152%
2013 — 207 0.0145%
2014 — 191 0.0131%
2015 — 147 0.0101%
2016 — 125 0.0087%
2017 — 152 0.0109%
2018 — 135 0.0098%
2019 — 126 0.0093%
2020 — 91 0.0071%
2021 — 78 0.0064%
2022 — 58 0.0044%
2023 — 61 0.0047%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Charity

If you like Charity, you’ll love these other names like Charity.


What names are variants of Charity?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Charity.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Caridad

Dear, beloved

Latin

Caridade

Dear, beloved

Latin

Carissa

Beloved; grace

Latin

Carita

Beloved

Latin

Chairity

Dear, beloved

Latin

Chareese

Grace; dear, beloved

Latin

Charidy

Dear, beloved

Latin

Chariety

Dear, beloved

Latin

Charis

Grace

Greek

Charissa

Grace

Greek

Charisse

Cherry; grace; dear, beloved

Latin

Charita

Of pleasant character

Indian (Sanskrit)

Charitee

Dear, beloved

Latin

Charitey

Dear, beloved

Latin

Chariti

Dear, beloved

Latin

Charitye

Dear, beloved

Latin

Chariza

Dear, beloved

Latin

Charty

Dear, beloved; free man

Latin

Chattie

Dear, beloved; free man

Latin

Cherit

Dear, beloved

Latin

Cherri

Dear, beloved; cherry fruit

Latin

Cherry

Cherry fruit

English

Karita

Beloved; dear, beloved

Latin

Sharitee

Dear, beloved

Latin

Sharitey

Dear, beloved

Latin

Sharity

Dear, beloved

Latin

Sharitye

Dear, beloved

Latin


What names sound like Charity?

If you like how Charity sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Charity.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cherita

Dear, darling; cherry fruit

French

Cherith

Stream bed

Welsh

Sharita

American


What names are similar to Charity?

Find a name that’s like Charity, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Chasity

Pure

Latin

Clemence

Mercy

Latin

Esperanza

Hope

Spanish


Lists With Charity

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Charity.


Siblings of Charity

Mamas with kids named Charity also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Olivia

Olive tree

Latin

9 Comments

  1. Charity is named after her grandmother in Nigeria. Her middle name is Katrina-Oghale which is part of my first name and a traditional African middle that her grandmother picked out. I wanted to make sure she had a piece of her heritage since we couldn’t arrange for her grandmother to come from Nigeria.

  2. We were already thinking about it as a name and then officially chose it after we found it flipping through a family history book!

  3. Her father chose her name I really like the name it fits her personality

  4. Charity has been a reoccurring name in my mother’s family for at least 300 years. The last one died before I was born.
    I took note of how pretty and meaningful it is just before getting married. Then I read a book about a little girl named Charity. Her adoptive parents were inspired to name her Charity by the Holy Spirit. I decided I wanted to name a daughter Charity if I was so blessed. My husband read the book and agreed. We took some flack while I was pregnant with her from people who didn’t like the name.
    Our Charity is now 24 and has always absolutely LOVED her name. She was an answer to my prayers. She receives compliments nearly every day on her name. To both of us, it is the world’s most perfect name.

  5. Cute nane

  6. Her name chose us! One of us suggested it and loved it for a while, but it was still just an option until we found it in one of our family history books. Once we found out it was a family name we realized it was perfect. Our baby’s name is as full of love as she is!

  7. I chose the name Charity Rose cause my husband and I tried for years to have a baby with no success. I started praying to God please Bless me with a child, I found out I was pregnant in January of 2019 and God spoke to me and gave me the name Charity Rose.

  8. None

  9. It was on both mine and my husband’s lists. We love it because it can be tied back to 1 Corinthians 13 (KJV)


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