Given name
Charita
“a woman of generous love”
Charita is a variant of Charity. One Latin interpretation is “a woman of generous love.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charita is a variant of Charity. One Latin interpretation is “a woman of generous love.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Charita is a variant of Charity. An origin associated with Charity is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,406
- 0 boys · 1,406 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,330 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charita’s family of names
Charita has a related form in Charity. In Greek usage, Charita is a transliteration of Χαρίτα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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