Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Charity
Endangered
Down 93.2% from peak
Peak era
1975
Peak births
1,420
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Charity
How many people are named Charity?
An estimated 30,663 living Americans are named Charity.
How rare is Charity?
Charity is uncommon among babies today, with 97 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 93.2% from its 1975 peak.
How old is the typical Charity?
The median age of a living American named Charity is approximately 41 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 49 years old.
Is Charity still popular?
No. Charity is endangered as a baby name, down 93.2% from its 1975 peak with 97 births in 2025.
Where is Charity most common?
Charity has its strongest geographic signal in Alabama, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19752025
Peak year
1975
Decline from peak
93.2%
2025
97
All-time
35,518
Where it lives now
Charity is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.1× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in West Virginia.
States where Charity is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.