Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Charity

#746 most common girls' name of all time · #1,353 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#746
Rank overall
#1,353 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
35,557
Since 2016
1,474
Peak year
1975 #183
Best rank
#183 1975
Girls Boys peak 1,428/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Charity is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 97 97 #1,981
2024 95 95 #2,041
2023 118 118 #1,736
2022 118 118 #1,754
2021 134 134 #1,562
2020 145 145 #1,474
2019 184 184 #1,261
2018 189 189 #1,233
2017 197 197 #1,217
2016 197 197 #1,236
2015 206 206 #1,209
2014 247 247 #1,052
2013 261 261 #964
2012 277 277 #926
2011 310 310 #848
2010 315 315 #852
2009 316 316 #872
2008 369 369 #790
2007 439 439 #670
2006 435 435 #663
2005 424 424 #655
2004 508 508 #564
2003 535 535 #529
2002 544 544 #506
2001 574 574 #485
2000 608 608 #456
1999 482 482 #525
1998 476 476 #531
1997 464 464 #515
1996 490 490 #487
1995 495 495 #495
1994 484 484 #515
1993 515 515 #488
1992 485 485 #500
1991 553 553 #455
1990 536 536 #458
1989 568 568 #433
1988 648 648 #372
1987 741 741 #330
1986 856 5 861 #288
1985 912 5 917 #274
1984 790 790 #304
1983 813 813 #290
1982 859 859 #284
1981 964 6 970 #255
1980 1,061 1,061 #243
1979 1,197 5 1,202 #219
1978 1,067 5 1,072 #232
1977 1,195 1,195 #211
1976 1,205 5 1,210 #203
1975 1,420 8 1,428 #183
1974 1,410 1,410 #186
1973 957 957 #261
1972 583 583 #371
1971 341 341 #536
1970 343 343 #546
1969 234 234 #653
1968 115 115 #967
1967 94 94 #1,072
1966 99 99 #1,050
1965 86 86 #1,145
1964 74 74 #1,293
1963 77 77 #1,250
1962 81 81 #1,225
1961 106 106 #1,063
1960 70 70 #1,312
1959 55 55 #1,450
1958 51 51 #1,499
1957 59 59 #1,376
1956 57 57 #1,379
1955 44 44 #1,538
1954 38 38 #1,648
1953 56 56 #1,299
1952 50 50 #1,368
1951 54 54 #1,267
1950 55 55 #1,242
1949 53 53 #1,251
1948 48 48 #1,327
1947 52 52 #1,255
1946 49 49 #1,229
1945 36 36 #1,333
1944 39 39 #1,272
1943 51 51 #1,126
1942 42 42 #1,230
1941 44 44 #1,117
1940 42 42 #1,115
1939 42 42 #1,103
1938 40 40 #1,141
1937 33 33 #1,255
1936 34 34 #1,230
1935 46 46 #1,018
1934 30 30 #1,317
1933 24 24 #1,513
1932 48 48 #1,015
1931 47 47 #1,022
1930 41 41 #1,161
1929 41 41 #1,161
1928 53 53 #1,029
1927 66 66 #918
1926 51 51 #1,045
1925 62 62 #944
1924 70 70 #905
1923 53 53 #1,037
1922 57 57 #989
1921 57 57 #987
1920 63 63 #914
1919 84 84 #766
1918 75 75 #825
1917 73 73 #807
1916 79 79 #769
1915 75 75 #761
1914 59 59 #749
1913 68 68 #626
1912 55 55 #673
1911 46 46 #634
1910 44 44 #640
1909 32 32 #706
1908 50 50 #512
1907 47 47 #521
1906 53 53 #467
1905 46 46 #498
1904 44 44 #493
1903 32 32 #574
1902 34 34 #559
1901 34 34 #522
1900 44 44 #511
1899 31 31 #537
1898 50 50 #435
1897 43 43 #449
1896 39 39 #462
1895 40 40 #456
1894 41 41 #438
1893 31 31 #488
1892 35 35 #460
1891 37 37 #404
1890 53 53 #350
1889 36 36 #405
1888 47 47 #347
1887 40 40 #337
1886 38 38 #347
1885 21 21 #459
1884 31 31 #358
1883 29 29 #331
1882 30 30 #323
1881 22 22 #347
1880 29 29 #290