Names / Girl names
Charity
Current rank
#1,981
and easing
All-time peak
#183
in 1975
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
35,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #183 in 1975 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Charity enters U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1975, at #183 nationally. More than 35,500 children have been given the name overall.