Charity is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Charity means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Charity across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Charity has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Charity is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “charity, Christian love”. From the English virtue word, ultimately from Latin caritas.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 35,557 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 163 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Charity per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1975 (1,428/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (22/yr).
Charity has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1975, when it ranked #349 nationally (given to 1,428 babies that year).
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