Hope
#352 for girls in 2025, 868 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1999 · 2,265 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 97,225since 1880
Hope over time
Rank among girls' names. Hope has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #352 | 868 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #317 | 973 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #302 | 1,026 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #258 | 1,214 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #225 | 1,329 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #202 | 1,439 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #227 | 1,374 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #252 | 1,296 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #250 | 1,271 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #238 | 1,353 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #225 | 1,453 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #229 | 1,451 | — | |
| 2013 | #230 | 1,397 | — | |
| 2012 | #218 | 1,456 | — | |
| 2011 | #227 | 1,396 | — | |
| 2010 | #240 | 1,313 | — | |
| 2009 | #230 | 1,434 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #220 | 1,537 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #206 | 1,684 | — | |
| 2006 | #198 | 1,778 | — | |
| 2005 | #183 | 1,891 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #178 | 1,913 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #172 | 1,897 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #160 | 2,055 | — | |
| 2001 | #150 | 2,180 | — | |
| 2000 | #146 | 2,321 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #143 | 2,265 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #160 | 1,951 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #171 | 1,770 | — | |
| 1996 | #186 | 1,610 | — | |
| 1995 | #193 | 1,529 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #232 | 1,226 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #287 | 956 | — | |
| 1992 | #310 | 892 | — | |
| 1991 | #264 | 1,052 | — | |
| 1990 | #266 | 1,056 | — | |
| 1989 | #299 | 872 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #300 | 823 | — | |
| 1987 | #300 | 808 | — | |
| 1986 | #273 | 910 | — | |
| 1985 | #275 | 908 | — | |
| 1984 | #294 | 812 | — | |
| 1983 | #430 | 502 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #412 | 557 | — | |
| 1981 | #360 | 651 | — | |
| 1980 | #309 | 781 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #305 | 786 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #269 | 865 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #243 | 1,019 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #214 | 1,151 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #202 | 1,208 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #196 | 1,298 | — | |
| 1973 | #263 | 950 | — | |
| 1972 | #213 | 1,296 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #205 | 1,454 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #295 | 986 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #287 | 979 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #306 | 832 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #272 | 965 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #223 | 1,359 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #252 | 1,153 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #246 | 1,275 | — | |
| 1963 | #395 | 588 | — | |
| 1962 | #435 | 500 | — | |
| 1961 | #435 | 512 | — | |
| 1960 | #400 | 570 | — | |
| 1959 | #396 | 563 | — | |
| 1958 | #383 | 578 | — | |
| 1957 | #448 | 441 | — | |
| 1956 | #377 | 547 | — | |
| 1955 | #376 | 552 | — | |
| 1954 | #394 | 484 | — | |
| 1953 | #397 | 456 | — | |
| 1952 | #390 | 445 | — | |
| 1951 | #377 | 468 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #367 | 474 | — | |
| 1949 | #411 | 376 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #434 | 335 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #404 | 406 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #379 | 403 | — | |
| 1945 | #496 | 215 | — | |
| 1944 | #487 | 218 | — | |
| 1943 | #428 | 295 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #404 | 315 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #452 | 233 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #459 | 213 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #449 | 223 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #425 | 251 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #433 | 227 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #451 | 200 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #495 | 163 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #474 | 187 | — | |
| 1933 | #454 | 207 | — | |
| 1932 | #472 | 195 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #463 | 194 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #433 | 239 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #418 | 253 | — | |
| 1928 | #404 | 279 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #373 | 338 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #388 | 311 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #373 | 339 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #333 | 407 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #343 | 368 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #336 | 371 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #344 | 361 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #349 | 349 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #351 | 333 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #336 | 369 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #367 | 295 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #388 | 262 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #412 | 210 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #503 | 124 | — | |
| 1913 | #501 | 104 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #492 | 94 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #507 | 67 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #519 | 62 | — | |
| 1909 | #479 | 61 | — | |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | — | |
| 1907 | #511 | 49 | — | |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #579 | 36 | — | |
| 1904 | #469 | 49 | — | |
| 1903 | #467 | 47 | — | |
| 1902 | #583 | 32 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #547 | 31 | — | |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | — | |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | — | |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 | — | |
| 1897 | #554 | 29 | — | |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 | — | |
| 1895 | #465 | 39 | — | |
| 1894 | #475 | 35 | — | |
| 1893 | #449 | 35 | — | |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | — | |
| 1891 | #506 | 26 | — | |
| 1890 | #508 | 26 | — | |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #470 | 20 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hope was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Hope is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#111 · 1 in 539
- New Jersey#214 · 1 in 1,764
- Connecticut#217 · 1 in 1,973
- Minnesota#228 · 1 in 1,909
- New York#256 · 1 in 2,312
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #111 | 8 | 1 in 539 |
| New Jersey | #214 | 14 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Connecticut | #217 | 5 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Minnesota | #228 | 11 | 1 in 1,909 |
| New York | #256 | 37 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Colorado | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Massachusetts | #285 | 7 | 1 in 4,012 |
| Pennsylvania | #302 | 22 | 1 in 3,380 |
| California | #319 | 18 | 1 in 2,473 |
| Indiana | #361 | 6 | 1 in 4,344 |
| Texas | #366 | 24 | 1 in 2,404 |
| Illinois | #370 | 14 | 1 in 3,943 |
| Michigan | #370 | 9 | 1 in 4,697 |
| Missouri | #401 | 6 | 1 in 4,472 |
| Ohio | #405 | 9 | 1 in 5,675 |
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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 Hope
- 35 spots since 2024 (#317 → #352)
- 150 spots since 2020 (#202 → #352)
- 127 spots since 2015 (#225 → #352)
- Biggest jump: 536 spots in 1889 (#1,136 → #600)
- Biggest drop: 576 spots in 1888 (#560 → #1,136)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1999 at #143 (2,265 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1889–2025
- Highest: 1 in 782 girls born in 2000 were named Hope (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,852 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #143 in 1999, was only 1 in 783 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.2% of all girls named Hope (18,690) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | #465 (1883) | #643 |
| 1890s | 293 | #449 (1893) | #541 |
| 1900s | 429 | #467 (1903) | #532 |
| 1910s | 1,920 | #336 (1918) | #438 |
| 1920s | 3,376 | #333 (1924) | #366 |
| 1930s | 2,086 | #425 (1938) | #455 |
| 1940s | 3,009 | #379 (1946) | #435 |
| 1950s | 5,008 | #367 (1950) | #391 |
| 1960s | 8,733 | #223 (1966) | #325 |
| 1970s | 11,013 | #196 (1974) | #241 |
| 1980s | 7,624 | #273 (1986) | #325 |
| 1990s | 14,307 | #143 (1999) | #221 |
| 2000s | 18,690 | #146 (2000) | #184 |
| 2010s | 13,760 | #218 (2012) | #234 |
| 2020s | 6,849 | #202 (2020) | #276 |
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.
Hope in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,396 of them was named Hope, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 221,829 of them was named Hope, which outranked 12.4% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 501 names at #3,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.