Charity

/ CHAIR-ih-tee /
girlclassicvintagevirtuepuritan

“love, generosity” — Latin

—2024 rank
1975peak year
35,180babies named Charity since 1880
▼ 48%5-year trend

Charity popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 197518801920196020002024

What does Charity mean?

An English virtue name from Latin caritas, meaning love or charitable kindness; among the Puritan favorites that crossed to America.

OriginLatin
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage

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