Girls' name · since 1941
Charita
1,406 babies named Charita in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,406
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,406 have been recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Charita recorded 1,406 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2009.
- #5,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,406 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charita ranks #5,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,406 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,406
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charita's 1,406 recorded births place it above 91.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Charita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charita splits its recorded history at 1973: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2009
- Peak year (1981)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Charita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (473 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Charita's strongest decade.
473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Charita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 120
1950s
120 births
- 1960s
1960s
285 births
- 1970s
1970s
389 births
- 1980s
1980s
473 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 473 births (34% of all-time use).
How Charita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charita's total volume
Charita by state
Where Charita concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 50 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 31 | 2.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.9% |
50 of 1,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Charita appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charita's data
- Charita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (473 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Charitas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1941–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Charita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.