Charity: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “generous love”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- CHAIR-uh-tee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
English virtue name from the Christian concept of charity, ultimately from Latin caritas. It was used by Puritans and other English speakers as a given name.
How popular is Charity?
Babies named Charity in 202495
2024 rank#2,035 girls
Peak year1975
Total US babies since 188035,458
Charity is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.
Names like Charity
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Charity questions
What does the name Charity mean?
Charity means "generous love". It comes from English. English virtue name from the Christian concept of charity, ultimately from Latin caritas. It was used by Puritans and other English speakers as a given name.
Is Charity a boy or girl name?
Charity is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Charity?
95 US babies were named Charity in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.
How do you pronounce Charity?
Charity is usually pronounced CHAIR-uh-tee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.