Holding steady.
Popularity of Chairty since 1900
Babies named Chairty per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1974, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Chairty's real moment was 1900.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Chairty is an exceedingly rare spelling variant of Charity, a classic virtue name with Latin roots. According to U.S. Social Security data, the name first appeared in records in 1900, but has never ranked in the top 1000. Its peak year of recorded use was 1900, and its trajectory has remained stable at extremely low frequency. Unlike Charity, which saw moderate popularity in the early 20th century, Chairty has never achieved widespread usage. The name has no recorded occurrences in any U.S. state top lists, underscoring its rarity. As a variant, it inherits the virtuous meaning of Charity without the historical weight of the standard spelling.
Chairty is a rare variant spelling of Charity, which derives from the Latin 'caritas', meaning 'dearness' or 'love'. Charity has been used as a virtue name since the Protestant Reformation, especially among Puritans in the 17th century. The spelling Chairty appears to be a minor variant, likely influenced by the word 'chair' but without etymological basis.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Charity
Sibling names for Chairty
Names that share Chairty's style, for a brother or sister.
