Baby Name Popularity Profile

Hope

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Hope.

✦ Hope 🌍 English virtue traditional
National Rank (2025) #352
All-Time Peak Rank #143 Achieved 1999
Total U.S. Births 97,225 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.3% Boy / 99.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1880 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 2,321 births in 2000
💡 The Hope Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Hope
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived directly from the English word 'hope', referring to the theological virtue or a feeling of expectation and desire.
Pronunciation: HOHP
Themes & Categories
virtue traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Hope

According to SSA data, Hope achieved its highest historical rank of #143 in 1999. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2000 with 2,321 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 40.3%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 146 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Hope across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -40.3% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 2,321 births in 2000
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 121 yrs
Registry Streak 146 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 128
1890s: 293
1900s: 429
1910s: 1,920
1920s: 3,376
1930s: 2,086
1940s: 3,009
1950s: 5,008
1960s: 8,733
1970s: 11,013
1980s: 7,624
1990s: 14,307
2000s: 18,690
2010s: 13,760
2020s: 6,849

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Hope
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with H, a letter used by only 2.2% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Rhode Island
Top States Rhode Island, Maine, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Rhode Island #201 775 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #234 683 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #440 1,499 2000 59.4% Decline
Maryland #317 1,857 1999 55.3% Decline
Nevada #250 406 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #186 373 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 389 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #507 2,074 1971 65.4% Decline
Florida #306 3,872 2000 15.3% Decline
Virginia #388 2,503 1966 40.0% Decline
Arizona #338 1,329 2001 27.6% Decline
Indiana #365 2,566 1999 40.6% Decline
New Mexico #273 578 2007 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #338 1,550 1972 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 145 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #407 4,776 2000 40.4% Decline
Idaho #261 407 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #283 5,468 2001 39.1% Decline
Oregon #670 904 1999 81.5% Decline
Michigan #238 3,725 2000 24.0% Decline
Texas #418 7,473 2000 30.2% Decline
North Carolina #374 2,752 1999 37.0% Decline
Kansas #300 1,006 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #233 1,296 2001 32.0% Decline
Tennessee #369 2,018 1998 45.0% Decline
Wisconsin #333 1,870 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #281 2,093 2003 43.6% Decline
Connecticut #306 1,025 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #488 1,505 2000 57.6% Decline
Delaware #193 188 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #392 2,558 2001 12.1% Decline
New Jersey #368 2,495 1964 31.2% Decline
Utah #422 740 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #349 965 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #364 1,174 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #430 644 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #518 1,599 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #318 1,488 2000 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #245 792 1997 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 287 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #384 2,015 2004 55.9% Decline
New York #512 6,315 1964 56.0% Decline
Mississippi #316 1,019 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #359 3,860 1999 40.8% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 339 1966 Insufficient historical volume
California #401 7,275 2000 40.7% Decline
Alabama #455 1,195 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 196 2002 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 201 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 67 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 43 2002 Insufficient historical volume

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