Girl name
Hope
Hope holds the #352 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 868 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #202 in 2020 to #352 today. Its strongest year on record was 1999 (#143 nationally, 2,265 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#167 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#352
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#143
in 1999 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
868
girls named Hope
Hope popularity, 1880–2025
Where Hope is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#168), Delaware (#167), Rhode Island (#180)
Uniqueness score
36/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Hope in the most recent year of SSA data.