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Hope

“Hope; expectation” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #352 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Hope has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #143 (1999) · 97,225 babies named Hope all-time · 1 in 1,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 860 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 910 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hopes

• Hope Solo — American soccer player
• Hope Davis — American actress
• Hope Lange — American actress (1933-2003)
• Hope Hicks — American public relations executive and political advisor (born 1988)
• Hope Emerson — American actress (1897–1960)

In stories & tradition

• Hope Pym — Spider-Island
• Hope van Dyne — Ant-Man · Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Hope Summers — Uncanny X-Men · Deadpool 2

What Hopes become

Among 226 notable people named Hope:

Entertainers appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hope Davis, American actress.

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