Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Hope name popularity since 1925
92,998 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hope. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Hope is about 30 years old in 2026. Hope peaked in 2000 as the #146 name for girls, and it ranked #352 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 92,998
- Named Hope, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #352
- for girls in 2025 (868 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 92,599 girls · 399 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 1.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Hope 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.
Hope births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Hope both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1961 and 1966, Hope became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 3,940 baby girls to 1 in 1,250.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby girls fell by 51%, from 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 3,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hope's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hope.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hope 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 | 1,520 | 35 | – |
| 1930s | 2,086 | 54 | #496 |
| 1940s | 3,009 | 50 | #497 |
| 1950s | 5,008 | 5 | #376 |
| 1960s | 8,733 | 31 | #252 |
| 1970s | 11,013 | 60 | #202 |
| 1980s | 7,624 | 17 | #275 |
| 1990s | 14,307 | 22 | #193 |
| 2000s | 18,690 | 46 | #183 |
| 2010s | 13,760 | 39 | #225 |
| 2020–25 | 6,849 | 40 | #352 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.1% of babies named Hope from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hope is most popular
The index compares Hope'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 Hope.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1.68× | 537 |
| Maine | 1.51× | 584 |
| Maryland | 1.35× | 1,857 |
| Hawaii | 1.32× | 373 |
| Colorado | 1.30× | 1,448 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hope's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hope.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hope (2000).
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