Hope

“Hope; expectation” — Old English origin

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

Hope reached its best rank, #143, in 1999 and ranked #352 in 2025. Roughly 97,000 girls have been named Hope since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Popular twin pairings with Hope include Faith and Grace for girls.

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.

Similar names: Jocelyn · Opal · Calliope · Sydney · Halle · Elle

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