Meaning and history
Charity comes from the English word charity, ultimately from Late Latin caritas meaning “dearness, esteem, love,” itself derived from Latin carus, “dear, beloved.” Caritas was used as a Roman Christian name, and Charity entered English use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. Today it is most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.
20062006: 435 births, rank #663
2007: 439 births, rank #670
2008: 369 births, rank #789
2009: 316 births, rank #872
2010: 315 births, rank #851
20112011: 310 births, rank #848
2012: 277 births, rank #926
2013: 261 births, rank #964
2014: 247 births, rank #1,052
2015: 206 births, rank #1,209
20162016: 197 births, rank #1,236
2017: 197 births, rank #1,217
2018: 189 births, rank #1,233
2019: 184 births, rank #1,259
2020: 145 births, rank #1,474
20212021: 134 births, rank #1,562
2022: 118 births, rank #1,754
2023: 118 births, rank #1,736
2024: 95 births, rank #2,040
20252025: 97 births, rank #1,981
Charity moved from #926 to #965 for girls between 2012 and 2013. Its highest annual birth count came in 1975, with 1,420 births.