Hope: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced HOHP · 1 syllable

A given name from English from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.

How popular is Hope?

Hope was the #352 name in the US in 2025, given to 873 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Hope in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Hope are older than 37; most are between 19 and 73. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Hope is pronounced HOHP.

Hope was the #352 name in the US in 2025, given to 873 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Hope are older than 37. Most are between 19 and 73.