Charity

Girl English #1740 in 2023

Charity is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Charity

The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. From charity in the Biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia.

Popularity of Charity

Popularity, 1880–2023

118 births in 2023

1880 2023

35,324 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1975

1,420 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

Carol

Girl · Germanic languages

Shortened from Caroline

Brandon

Boy · English

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Shirley

Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.