Charity
Girl name · #1981 in 2025 · Very rare
Charity is currently the #1981 girl name in the United States — 97 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1209, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,557 girls born in 2025 was named Charity.
The 145-year story
Charity first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 29 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1975, when 1,420 girls were named Charity — good for #183 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Charity per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Charity in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Charity is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Charity will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Charity is most common
State-level data for Charity is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Charity
Statistically, parents drawn to Charity tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Chasity, Amity, Christy, Jenny, and Cori.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Charity | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1981 |
| 2024 | 95 | #2040 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1736 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1754 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1562 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1474 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1259 |
| 2018 | 189 | #1233 |
| 2017 | 197 | #1217 |
| 2016 | 197 | #1236 |
| 2015 | 206 | #1209 |
| 2014 | 247 | #1052 |
| 2013 | 261 | #964 |
| 2012 | 277 | #926 |
| 2011 | 310 | #848 |
| 2010 | 315 | #851 |
| 2009 | 316 | #872 |
| 2008 | 369 | #789 |
| 2007 | 439 | #670 |
| 2006 | 435 | #663 |
| 2005 | 424 | #655 |
| 2004 | 508 | #564 |
| 2003 | 535 | #529 |
| 2002 | 544 | #506 |
| 2001 | 574 | #485 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Charity a popular girl name?
Charity ranked #1981 among girls in 2025 with 97 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1209.
When was the name Charity most popular?
Charity peaked in 1975, when 1,420 American girls received the name (ranked #183 that year). Since 1975 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Charity?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,557 newborn American girls was named Charity. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.