Girls' name · since 1880
Hope
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 97,225 babies named Hope, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,225
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
97,225 babies have been named Hope since 1880, making it today's #352 girls' name.
Hope has 97,225 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #352 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 97,225 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hope ranks #385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 97,225 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,225
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hope's 97,225 recorded births place it above 99.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hope compares
97,225 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hope's all-time total is 259x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hope | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97,225 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,321 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hope's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hope's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 2,321, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hope popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 2,321
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hope popularity over time - boys
568 total births recorded since 1880 (Hope as boys' name)
Hope by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18,690 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Hope's strongest decade.
18,690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Hope births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 128
1880s
128 births
- 1890s 293
1890s
293 births
- 1900s 429
1900s
429 births
- 1910s 1,920
1910s
1,920 births
- 1920s 3,376
1920s
3,376 births
- 1930s 2,086
1930s
2,086 births
- 1940s 3,009
1940s
3,009 births
- 1950s 5,008
1950s
5,008 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,733 births
- 1970s
1970s
11,013 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,624 births
- 1990s
1990s
14,307 births
- 2000s
2000s
18,690 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,760 births
- 2020s 6,849
2020s
6,849 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18,690 births (19% of all-time use).
How Hope compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hope's total volume
Hope by state
Where Hope concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,473 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 7,275 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,315 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5,468 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 4,776 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 3,872 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,860 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,725 | 3.8% |
7,473 of 97,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Hope appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hope's data
- Hope's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18,690 total births) through the 2020s (6,849) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hopes (7,473 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hope: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hope draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.