Faith
#254 for girls in 2025, 1,212 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 5,527 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 147,851since 1880
Faith over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #254 | 1,212 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #248 | 1,285 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #237 | 1,274 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #188 | 1,568 | — | |
| 2021 | #165 | 1,748 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,003 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #124 | 2,276 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #122 | 2,473 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #117 | 2,640 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #99 | 3,093 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #90 | 3,348 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #79 | 3,739 | #7,562 | 10 |
| 2013 | #89 | 3,419 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #75 | 3,561 | — | |
| 2011 | #70 | 3,733 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #74 | 3,705 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #79 | 3,771 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #90 | 3,636 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #74 | 4,307 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #62 | 4,864 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #49 | 5,256 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #52 | 5,421 | #3,456 | 27 |
| 2003 | #50 | 5,597 | #5,035 | 15 |
| 2002 | #48 | 5,527 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #53 | 5,411 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #66 | 4,999 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #76 | 4,236 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #107 | 3,217 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #124 | 2,577 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #149 | 2,159 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #173 | 1,747 | — | |
| 1994 | #219 | 1,305 | — | |
| 1993 | #245 | 1,134 | — | |
| 1992 | #244 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1991 | #260 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1990 | #296 | 940 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #364 | 707 | — | |
| 1988 | #383 | 621 | — | |
| 1987 | #405 | 561 | — | |
| 1986 | #371 | 634 | — | |
| 1985 | #405 | 558 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #363 | 635 | — | |
| 1983 | #344 | 663 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #345 | 686 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #305 | 795 | — | |
| 1980 | #305 | 806 | — | |
| 1979 | #283 | 861 | — | |
| 1978 | #276 | 840 | — | |
| 1977 | #294 | 803 | — | |
| 1976 | #342 | 637 | — | |
| 1975 | #374 | 556 | — | |
| 1974 | #383 | 542 | — | |
| 1973 | #396 | 512 | — | |
| 1972 | #392 | 526 | — | |
| 1971 | #404 | 529 | — | |
| 1970 | #412 | 550 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #422 | 523 | — | |
| 1968 | #404 | 533 | — | |
| 1967 | #373 | 595 | — | |
| 1966 | #355 | 654 | — | |
| 1965 | #342 | 708 | — | |
| 1964 | #336 | 806 | — | |
| 1963 | #335 | 794 | — | |
| 1962 | #352 | 729 | — | |
| 1961 | #335 | 783 | — | |
| 1960 | #318 | 875 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #323 | 839 | — | |
| 1958 | #337 | 786 | — | |
| 1957 | #318 | 827 | — | |
| 1956 | #314 | 779 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #304 | 800 | — | |
| 1954 | #326 | 676 | — | |
| 1953 | #337 | 604 | — | |
| 1952 | #337 | 602 | — | |
| 1951 | #327 | 588 | — | |
| 1950 | #378 | 457 | — | |
| 1949 | #406 | 387 | — | |
| 1948 | #397 | 400 | — | |
| 1947 | #374 | 459 | — | |
| 1946 | #363 | 436 | — | |
| 1945 | #334 | 424 | — | |
| 1944 | #319 | 447 | — | |
| 1943 | #290 | 570 | — | |
| 1942 | #286 | 571 | — | |
| 1941 | #299 | 463 | — | |
| 1940 | #330 | 371 | — | |
| 1939 | #316 | 383 | — | |
| 1938 | #360 | 327 | — | |
| 1937 | #347 | 339 | — | |
| 1936 | #329 | 354 | — | |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | — | |
| 1934 | #350 | 325 | — | |
| 1933 | #342 | 330 | — | |
| 1932 | #344 | 340 | — | |
| 1931 | #401 | 261 | — | |
| 1930 | #447 | 230 | — | |
| 1929 | #478 | 199 | — | |
| 1928 | #471 | 212 | — | |
| 1927 | #475 | 216 | — | |
| 1926 | #451 | 225 | — | |
| 1925 | #460 | 225 | — | |
| 1924 | #455 | 232 | — | |
| 1923 | #464 | 222 | — | |
| 1922 | #464 | 219 | — | |
| 1921 | #512 | 190 | — | |
| 1920 | #562 | 164 | — | |
| 1919 | #558 | 152 | — | |
| 1918 | #529 | 174 | — | |
| 1917 | #534 | 156 | — | |
| 1916 | #636 | 113 | — | |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 | — | |
| 1914 | #595 | 91 | — | |
| 1913 | #573 | 79 | — | |
| 1912 | #596 | 67 | — | |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | — | |
| 1910 | #710 | 35 | — | |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | — | |
| 1908 | #649 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | — | |
| 1906 | #562 | 39 | — | |
| 1905 | #848 | 19 | — | |
| 1904 | #668 | 27 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | — | |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | — | |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 | — | |
| 1899 | #565 | 29 | — | |
| 1898 | #510 | 37 | — | |
| 1897 | #615 | 25 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #685 | 21 | — | |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #497 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #641 | 16 | — | |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Faith was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Faith is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#21 · 1 in 104
- Montana#21 · 1 in 106
- Oklahoma#33 · 1 in 179
- Hawaii#38 · 1 in 148
- West Virginia#38 · 1 in 170
Best ever in a state: #9 in Hawaii, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #21 | 22 | 1 in 104 |
| Montana | #21 | 26 | 1 in 106 |
| Oklahoma | #33 | 93 | 1 in 179 |
| Hawaii | #38 | 22 | 1 in 148 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 42 | 1 in 170 |
| Missouri | #39 | 139 | 1 in 201 |
| Nebraska | #39 | 45 | 1 in 184 |
| Washington | #39 | 122 | 1 in 233 |
| Ohio | #40 | 296 | 1 in 197 |
| Iowa | #41 | 71 | 1 in 190 |
| Michigan | #41 | 228 | 1 in 214 |
| Arizona | #44 | 124 | 1 in 262 |
| Arkansas | #44 | 60 | 1 in 197 |
| Indiana | #44 | 147 | 1 in 220 |
| Virginia | #44 | 155 | 1 in 230 |
| Tennessee | #45 | 135 | 1 in 222 |
| Oregon | #46 | 71 | 1 in 226 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 72 | 1 in 229 |
| Texas | #46 | 549 | 1 in 284 |
| Alabama | #48 | 83 | 1 in 235 |
| Maryland | #48 | 101 | 1 in 235 |
| New Mexico | #49 | 37 | 1 in 225 |
| Colorado | #50 | 95 | 1 in 261 |
| Kentucky | #50 | 89 | 1 in 217 |
| Wisconsin | #50 | 103 | 1 in 241 |
| Florida | #51 | 287 | 1 in 268 |
| Idaho | #51 | 28 | 1 in 222 |
| Minnesota | #52 | 109 | 1 in 233 |
| Georgia | #53 | 166 | 1 in 292 |
| New Hampshire | #54 | 25 | 1 in 182 |
| Kansas | #55 | 55 | 1 in 245 |
| Louisiana | #55 | 81 | 1 in 253 |
| North Carolina | #55 | 156 | 1 in 278 |
| Vermont | #56 | 10 | 1 in 161 |
| Pennsylvania | #57 | 203 | 1 in 272 |
| Mississippi | #58 | 42 | 1 in 269 |
| Illinois | #59 | 225 | 1 in 305 |
| Nevada | #64 | 39 | 1 in 262 |
| Delaware | #65 | 14 | 1 in 217 |
| North Dakota | #66 | 12 | 1 in 193 |
| Wyoming | #66 | 7 | 1 in 177 |
| New York | #67 | 278 | 1 in 348 |
| Connecticut | #76 | 49 | 1 in 299 |
| New Jersey | #77 | 120 | 1 in 343 |
| Rhode Island | #77 | 15 | 1 in 261 |
| California | #82 | 536 | 1 in 416 |
| Maine | #83 | 15 | 1 in 293 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 75 | 1 in 409 |
| South Dakota | #106 | 9 | 1 in 328 |
| Utah | #123 | 37 | 1 in 476 |
| District of Columbia | #156 | 7 | 1 in 498 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Faith
- 6 spots since 2024 (#248 → #254)
- 120 spots since 2020 (#134 → #254)
- 164 spots since 2015 (#90 → #254)
- Biggest jump: 423 spots in 1888 (#1,147 → #724)
- Biggest drop: 591 spots in 1887 (#556 → #1,147)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2002 at #48 (5,527 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1999–2016
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1888–2025
- Highest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2002 were named Faith (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,326 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 33.0% of all girls named Faith (48,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | #556 (1886) | #766 |
| 1890s | 234 | #497 (1891) | #636 |
| 1900s | 294 | #562 (1906) | #671 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | #529 (1918) | #593 |
| 1920s | 2,104 | #451 (1926) | #479 |
| 1930s | 3,190 | #316 (1939) | #360 |
| 1940s | 4,528 | #286 (1942) | #340 |
| 1950s | 6,958 | #304 (1955) | #330 |
| 1960s | 7,000 | #318 (1960) | #357 |
| 1970s | 6,356 | #276 (1978) | #356 |
| 1980s | 6,666 | #305 (1980) | #359 |
| 1990s | 19,529 | #76 (1999) | #189 |
| 2000s | 48,789 | #48 (2002) | #62 |
| 2010s | 31,987 | #70 (2011) | #94 |
| 2020s | 9,090 | #134 (2020) | #204 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Faith in 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 325 of them was named Faith, which outranked 99.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 388,303 of them was named Faith, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).