What origin is the name Charity?

Charity comes from english naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Charity a popular name?

Charity is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Charity?

Names from the same english tradition pair naturally with Charity — for example Mason, Jackson, Carter. You can browse more on our english names page.

Charity Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Q: Is Charity a rare name?

Yes. Charity does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Charity

Girl

english

3 syllables

Charity is an english girl's name meaning "Charity, kindness; from the old french charite meaning christian love, based on the latin cantos charity is held up in the new testament (i corinthians 13) as the greatest of the three christian virtues, with faith and hope".

Charity is a girl name of english origin meaning "Charity, kindness; from the old french charite meaning christian love, based on the latin cantos charity is held up in the new testament (i corinthians 13) as the greatest of the three christian virtues, with faith and hope". It has 3 syllables.

Origin: english
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Charity, kindness; from the old french charite meaning christian love, based on the latin cantos charity is held up in the new testament (i corinthians 13) as the greatest of the three christian virtues, with faith and hope

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Charity

Very rare in US records

What does Charity mean?

Charity is a girl name of english origin meaning "Charity, kindness; from the old french charite meaning christian love, based on the latin cantos charity is held up in the new testament (i corinthians 13) as the greatest of the three christian virtues, with faith and hope".