How Many People Are Named Caridad?
An estimated 1,533 people in the United States have the first name Caridad. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Caridad peaked in popularity in 1971 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caridad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caridad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,533
About 1 in 223,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1971
59 births
Total Registered
1,754
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caridad
Caridad is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,754 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caridad as a female name
Ranked #15,710 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1971 (59 births)
Caridad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caridad span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 478 babies were registered. Caridad has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caridad by Decade
How has Caridad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caridad by State
Birth registrations for Caridad span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, New Jersey. The lowest are in Texas, Hawaii, California. On average, about 188 Caridads were registered per state.
Caridad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caridad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caridad
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caridad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caridad?
We estimate approximately 1,533 people named Caridad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 223,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Caridad a common name?
Caridad is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,754 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caridad most popular?
Caridad reached peak popularity in 1971, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caridad is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caridad a female name?
Caridad is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caridad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caridad Smith, Caridad Johnson, Caridad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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