Caridad
Caridad is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle.
Meaning & Origin of Caridad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caridad is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle.
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The Story of Caridad
Caridad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 59 Caridads were born — ranking #1,594 that year. As of 2026, Caridad ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Caridads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Caridad
Phonetically similar names — useful when Caridad is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Crawdad
- Calidad
- Garroted
- Garrotted
- Crowded
- Carded
- Corroded
- Corded
- Chorded
- Credit
- Corrida
- Corrido
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Caridad
Caridad is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Caridad's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #1,594. Use the chart and map above to compare Caridad's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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