Charity
Rank in 2025
#1981
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
97
girls 97
Peak year
1975
1,420 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
35,557
since 1880
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Charity was most popular in 1975, when 1,420 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.97 per 1,000). In 2025, 97 babies were named Charity, ranking #1981 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 38%.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 1981 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 95 | 2040 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 118 | 1736 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 118 | 1754 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 134 | 1562 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 145 | 1474 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 184 | 1259 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 189 | 1233 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 197 | 1217 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 197 | 1236 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 206 | 1209 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 247 | 1052 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 261 | 964 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 277 | 926 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 310 | 848 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 315 | 851 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 316 | 872 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 369 | 789 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 439 | 670 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 435 | 663 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 424 | 655 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 508 | 564 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 535 | 529 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 544 | 506 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 574 | 485 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 608 | 456 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 482 | 525 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 476 | 531 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 464 | 515 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 490 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 495 | 495 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 484 | 515 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 515 | 488 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 485 | 500 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 553 | 455 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 536 | 458 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 568 | 433 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 648 | 372 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 741 | 330 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 856 | 288 | 5 | 6721 |
| 1985 | 912 | 274 | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | 790 | 303 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 813 | 290 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 859 | 284 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 964 | 255 | 6 | 5468 |
| 1980 | 1,061 | 243 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 1,197 | 219 | 5 | 6056 |
| 1978 | 1,067 | 232 | 5 | 5772 |
| 1977 | 1,195 | 211 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 1,205 | 203 | 5 | 5587 |
| 1975 | 1,420 | 183 | 8 | 3941 |
| 1974 | 1,410 | 186 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 957 | 260 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 583 | 371 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 341 | 536 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 343 | 546 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 234 | 653 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 115 | 966 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 94 | 1071 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 99 | 1050 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 86 | 1145 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 74 | 1293 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 77 | 1250 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 81 | 1224 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 106 | 1063 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 70 | 1312 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 55 | 1450 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 51 | 1498 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 59 | 1376 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 57 | 1378 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 44 | 1537 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 38 | 1648 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 56 | 1299 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 50 | 1368 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 54 | 1266 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 55 | 1241 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 53 | 1251 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 48 | 1327 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 52 | 1255 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 49 | 1229 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 36 | 1332 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 39 | 1272 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 51 | 1124 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 42 | 1229 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 44 | 1117 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 42 | 1114 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 42 | 1102 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 40 | 1140 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 33 | 1255 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 34 | 1230 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 46 | 1018 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 30 | 1317 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 24 | 1513 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 48 | 1015 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 47 | 1022 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 41 | 1161 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 41 | 1159 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 53 | 1029 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 66 | 917 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 51 | 1045 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 62 | 944 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 70 | 903 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 53 | 1037 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 57 | 989 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 57 | 987 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 63 | 914 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 84 | 765 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 75 | 825 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 73 | 807 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 79 | 769 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 75 | 761 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 59 | 747 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 68 | 626 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 55 | 673 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 46 | 634 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 44 | 640 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 32 | 706 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 50 | 511 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 47 | 521 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 53 | 465 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 46 | 497 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 44 | 493 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 32 | 574 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 34 | 559 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 34 | 520 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 44 | 509 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 31 | 537 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 50 | 434 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 43 | 449 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 39 | 462 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 40 | 455 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 41 | 437 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 31 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 35 | 460 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 37 | 404 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 53 | 350 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 36 | 405 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 47 | 347 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 40 | 337 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 38 | 346 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 21 | 459 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 31 | 358 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 29 | 331 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 30 | 323 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 22 | 346 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 29 | 288 | <5 | — |
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Names like Charity
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Where Charity is most popular
- Tennessee2.8×
- Georgia2.7×
- North Carolina2.0×
- Florida1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years