Meaning: Its source is caritas, a Latin name meaning "Generous love."

Alternative Spellings: Chairity, Chariti, Cherity and Charidy

Variant Forms: Carita and Chariety

Non-English Forms: Caridad

Popularity: The name Charity ranked 495th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 643rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.