girl's name
Charity
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 36,401
Charity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1975, when 1,428 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,180 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Charity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 323 |
| 1890s | 400 |
| 1900s | 416 |
| 1910s | 658 |
| 1920s | 573 |
| 1930s | 385 |
| 1940s | 456 |
| 1950s | 519 |
| 1960s | 1,036 |
| 1970s | 9,741 |
| 1980s | 8,228 |
| 1990s | 4,980 |
| 2000s | 4,752 |
| 2010s | 2,383 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 707 |
How popular is Charity?
In 2025, Charity was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Charity is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Charity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Charity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Charity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Charity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Charity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Charity
How popular is the name Charity?
In 2025, Charity was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Charity a girl's or a boy's name?
Charity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Charity?
Charity has 3 syllables.
When was Charity most popular?
Charity peaked in 1975, when 1,428 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Charity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Charity currently ranks #1,982 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.