Hope Girl
How popular is Hope?
#352 girl name in 2025
868 baby girls were named Hope in the US in 2025, making it the 352nd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
85,765living people named Hope (est.)
28median age of people named Hope
97,793babies named Hope since 1880
1 in 3,798US babies born in 2025
Hope popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #352 for girls (▼ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 868 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #225 in 2015, #202 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (2,321 girls) |
| Highest rank | #143 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Hope is most popular
Babies named Hope per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Hawaii: 4.2 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Alaska: 3.7 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Rhode Island: 2.8 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- New Mexico: 1.6 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Arkansas: 1.4 per 1,000 (75 girls)
Hope by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | #465 |
| 1890s | 293 | #449 |
| 1900s | 429 | #467 |
| 1910s | 1,920 | #336 |
| 1920s | 3,376 | #333 |
| 1930s | 2,086 | #425 |
| 1940s | 3,009 | #379 |
| 1950s | 5,008 | #366 |
| 1960s | 8,733 | #223 |
| 1970s | 11,013 | #196 |
| 1980s | 7,624 | #273 |
| 1990s | 14,307 | #143 |
| 2000s | 18,690 | #146 |
| 2010s | 13,760 | #218 |
| 2020s | 6,849 | #202 |
Girl names about as popular as Hope
Questions
- Is Hope a boy or girl name?
- Hope is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Hope were girls.
- How popular is the name Hope?
- 868 baby girls were named Hope in the US in 2025, making it the 352nd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Hope most popular?
- Hope peaked in 2000, when 2,321 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #143 in 1999.
- How many people are named Hope?
- 97,793 babies have been named Hope in the US since 1880. We estimate about 85,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Hope most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hope was most common in Hawaii, at 4.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.