Girls' name · peaked in 2002
Faith name popularity since 1925
145,461 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Faith. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Faith is about 23 years old in 2026. Faith peaked in 2002 as the #48 name for girls, and it ranked #254 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 145,461
- Named Faith, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #254
- for girls in 2025 (1,212 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 145,170 girls · 291 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.22× its national share
Peak year is the year Faith made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Faith births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2003. Measured as a share of all babies, Faith peaked in 2002.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Faith became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 1,370 baby girls to 1 in 419.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 688 to 1 in 1,260.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Faith's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Faith.
Decade by decade
Babies named Faith in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 3,190 | 0 | #363 |
| 1940s | 4,528 | 0 | #334 |
| 1950s | 6,958 | 5 | #304 |
| 1960s | 7,000 | 5 | #342 |
| 1970s | 6,356 | 8 | #374 |
| 1980s | 6,666 | 19 | #405 |
| 1990s | 19,529 | 34 | #173 |
| 2000s | 48,789 | 106 | #49 |
| 2010s | 31,987 | 68 | #90 |
| 2020–25 | 9,090 | 46 | #254 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.1% of babies named Faith from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Faith is most popular
The index compares Faith's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Faith.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.22× | 998 |
| Nevada | 1.82× | 931 |
| Alaska | 1.55× | 332 |
| Arizona | 1.40× | 2,605 |
| Florida | 1.40× | 7,293 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Faith and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Faith (this page) | 145,170 | 2002 |
| Fayth | 2,055 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Faith's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Faith.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Faith (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data