Hope is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hope means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hope across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hope has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hope is a girl name of English origin meaning “hope”. one of the Puritan virtue names.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 97,793 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9,325 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,221 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 257 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 356 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 142 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hope per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (2,326/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (467/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (69/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (23/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2021 (22/yr).
Hope has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #320 nationally (given to 2,615 babies that year).
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