Charity
#1,981 for girls in 2025, 97 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 1,420 births
- Debut · girls
- 29 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 35,518since 1880
Charity over time
Rank among girls' names. Charity has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,981 | 97 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,040 | 95 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,736 | 118 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,754 | 118 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,562 | 134 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,474 | 145 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,233 | 189 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,217 | 197 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,236 | 197 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,209 | 206 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,052 | 247 | — | |
| 2013 | #964 | 261 | — | |
| 2012 | #926 | 277 | — | |
| 2011 | #848 | 310 | — | |
| 2010 | #851 | 315 | — | |
| 2009 | #872 | 316 | — | |
| 2008 | #789 | 369 | — | |
| 2007 | #670 | 439 | — | |
| 2006 | #663 | 435 | — | |
| 2005 | #655 | 424 | — | |
| 2004 | #564 | 508 | — | |
| 2003 | #529 | 535 | — | |
| 2002 | #506 | 544 | — | |
| 2001 | #485 | 574 | — | |
| 2000 | #456 | 608 | — | |
| 1999 | #525 | 482 | — | |
| 1998 | #531 | 476 | — | |
| 1997 | #515 | 464 | — | |
| 1996 | #487 | 490 | — | |
| 1995 | #495 | 495 | — | |
| 1994 | #515 | 484 | — | |
| 1993 | #488 | 515 | — | |
| 1992 | #500 | 485 | — | |
| 1991 | #455 | 553 | — | |
| 1990 | #458 | 536 | — | |
| 1989 | #433 | 568 | — | |
| 1988 | #372 | 648 | — | |
| 1987 | #330 | 741 | — | |
| 1986 | #288 | 856 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #274 | 912 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #303 | 790 | — | |
| 1983 | #290 | 813 | — | |
| 1982 | #284 | 859 | — | |
| 1981 | #255 | 964 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #243 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1979 | #219 | 1,197 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #232 | 1,067 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #211 | 1,195 | — | |
| 1976 | #203 | 1,205 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #183 | 1,420 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #186 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1973 | #260 | 957 | — | |
| 1972 | #371 | 583 | — | |
| 1971 | #536 | 341 | — | |
| 1970 | #546 | 343 | — | |
| 1969 | #653 | 234 | — | |
| 1968 | #966 | 115 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,071 | 94 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,050 | 99 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,145 | 86 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,293 | 74 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,250 | 77 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,224 | 81 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,063 | 106 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,312 | 70 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,450 | 55 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,498 | 51 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,376 | 59 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,378 | 57 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,537 | 44 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,648 | 38 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,299 | 56 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,368 | 50 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,266 | 54 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,241 | 55 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,251 | 53 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,327 | 48 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,255 | 52 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,229 | 49 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,332 | 36 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,272 | 39 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,229 | 42 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,117 | 44 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,255 | 33 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,230 | 34 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,018 | 46 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,015 | 48 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,022 | 47 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,159 | 41 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,029 | 53 | — | |
| 1927 | #917 | 66 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | — | |
| 1925 | #944 | 62 | — | |
| 1924 | #903 | 70 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,037 | 53 | — | |
| 1922 | #989 | 57 | — | |
| 1921 | #987 | 57 | — | |
| 1920 | #914 | 63 | — | |
| 1919 | #765 | 84 | — | |
| 1918 | #825 | 75 | — | |
| 1917 | #807 | 73 | — | |
| 1916 | #769 | 79 | — | |
| 1915 | #761 | 75 | — | |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | — | |
| 1913 | #626 | 68 | — | |
| 1912 | #673 | 55 | — | |
| 1911 | #634 | 46 | — | |
| 1910 | #640 | 44 | — | |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | — | |
| 1908 | #511 | 50 | — | |
| 1907 | #521 | 47 | — | |
| 1906 | #465 | 53 | — | |
| 1905 | #497 | 46 | — | |
| 1904 | #493 | 44 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #559 | 34 | — | |
| 1901 | #520 | 34 | — | |
| 1900 | #509 | 44 | — | |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #434 | 50 | — | |
| 1897 | #449 | 43 | — | |
| 1896 | #462 | 39 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #437 | 41 | — | |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | — | |
| 1892 | #460 | 35 | — | |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 | — | |
| 1890 | #350 | 53 | — | |
| 1889 | #405 | 36 | — | |
| 1888 | #347 | 47 | — | |
| 1887 | #337 | 40 | — | |
| 1886 | #346 | 38 | — | |
| 1885 | #459 | 21 | — | |
| 1884 | #358 | 31 | — | |
| 1883 | #331 | 29 | — | |
| 1882 | #323 | 30 | — | |
| 1881 | #346 | 22 | — | |
| 1880 | #288 | 29 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Charity was already there! It came in at #288, and was given to 29 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.
Where Charity is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#96 · 1 in 451
- Idaho#115 · 1 in 493
- Maine#116 · 1 in 508
- Tennessee#131 · 1 in 633
- Montana#132 · 1 in 520
Best ever in a state: #72 in Montana, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #96 | 27 | 1 in 451 |
| Idaho | #115 | 14 | 1 in 493 |
| Maine | #116 | 12 | 1 in 508 |
| Tennessee | #131 | 45 | 1 in 633 |
| Montana | #132 | 9 | 1 in 520 |
| Oregon | #135 | 26 | 1 in 646 |
| Indiana | #138 | 52 | 1 in 697 |
| North Carolina | #149 | 47 | 1 in 699 |
| Utah | #149 | 24 | 1 in 670 |
| Mississippi | #151 | 23 | 1 in 678 |
| Alabama | #152 | 34 | 1 in 674 |
| Kentucky | #157 | 31 | 1 in 790 |
| Missouri | #160 | 42 | 1 in 769 |
| Oklahoma | #164 | 24 | 1 in 771 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 30 | 1 in 926 |
| Virginia | #168 | 36 | 1 in 811 |
| South Carolina | #175 | 23 | 1 in 750 |
| Ohio | #179 | 74 | 1 in 974 |
| Florida | #183 | 47 | 1 in 997 |
| Nevada | #183 | 5 | 1 in 744 |
| Kansas | #190 | 15 | 1 in 958 |
| North Dakota | #191 | 5 | 1 in 924 |
| Arizona | #195 | 20 | 1 in 893 |
| Iowa | #198 | 18 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Arkansas | #199 | 14 | 1 in 926 |
| Georgia | #201 | 32 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Washington | #204 | 24 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Michigan | #213 | 47 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Colorado | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Hawaii | #236 | 6 | 1 in 794 |
| Wisconsin | #249 | 19 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Nebraska | #250 | 7 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Pennsylvania | #250 | 44 | 1 in 1,555 |
| New Mexico | #263 | 8 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Illinois | #288 | 43 | 1 in 1,737 |
| Louisiana | #289 | 19 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Texas | #289 | 71 | 1 in 1,565 |
| California | #364 | 82 | 1 in 1,992 |
| Maryland | #365 | 8 | 1 in 2,434 |
| New Jersey | #370 | 15 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Connecticut | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,941 |
| New York | #466 | 32 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Massachusetts | #474 | 7 | 1 in 4,379 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Charity
- 59 spots since 2024 (#2,040 → #1,981)
- 507 spots since 2020 (#1,474 → #1,981)
- 772 spots since 2015 (#1,209 → #1,981)
- Biggest jump: 313 spots in 1969 (#966 → #653)
- Biggest drop: 195 spots in 1909 (#511 → #706)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1975 at #183 (1,420 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1968–2013
- Highest: 1 in 1,027 girls born in 1975 were named Charity (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,570 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 27.4% of all girls named Charity (9,718) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #288 (1880) → #1,648 (1954) → #183 (1975)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 323 | #288 (1880) | #354 |
| 1890s | 400 | #350 (1890) | #448 |
| 1900s | 416 | #465 (1906) | #536 |
| 1910s | 658 | #626 (1913) | #725 |
| 1920s | 573 | #903 (1924) | #992 |
| 1930s | 385 | #1,015 (1932) | #1,177 |
| 1940s | 456 | #1,114 (1940) | #1,225 |
| 1950s | 519 | #1,241 (1950) | #1,406 |
| 1960s | 1,036 | #653 (1969) | #1,103 |
| 1970s | 9,718 | #183 (1975) | #295 |
| 1980s | 8,212 | #243 (1980) | #307 |
| 1990s | 4,980 | #455 (1991) | #497 |
| 2000s | 4,752 | #456 (2000) | #619 |
| 2010s | 2,383 | #848 (2011) | #1,080 |
| 2020s | 707 | #1,474 (2020) | #1,758 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Charity in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,341 of them was named Charity, which outranked 98.2% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 344,307 of them was named Charity, which outranked 14.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,015 names at #6,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.