How Many People Are Named Charity?
people named Charity are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,838 people in the US has this name
Based on 35,557 babies named Charity in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,428 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved". Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Charity (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Charity alive today is about 37 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Charity first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1975, to 1,428 babies. In 2025, 97 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Charity has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #183, in 1975. In 2025 it ranked #1,981.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,981 |
| Best rank | #183 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #270 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Charity alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Charity were born in California than in any other state: about 2,062 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Charity was given 2.4 times as often in Alabama, 2.2 times in Arkansas and 2.2 times in Tennessee.
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