Recorded 1913–1975 Girls' name Peak 1955 104 births

Hopie — girls' name

104 babies named Hopie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s101940s61950s501960s281970s5
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Hopie was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hopie in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hopie

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Hopie between 1913 and 1975, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hopie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hopie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hopie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hopie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hopie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hopie at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

104

Since 1913

63 years of records

Peak year

1955

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1913

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1975

Hopie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1913

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1955)
8
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
456789 1975196319591956195319371913 5

Hopie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
50 births that decade — 48% of Hopie's all-time total
1910s51930s101940s61950s501960s281970s5

Hopie by state

Where Hopie concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hopie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.8%
#2 Texas
5 4.8%
California share of Hopie's total US births 4.8%
Even split

5 of 104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hopie?
104 babies have been named Hopie since 1913. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1955 with 8 births.
When was Hopie most popular?
Hopie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Hopie most popular?
The top states for the name Hopie are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Hopie been used?
Hopie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 63 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Hopie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hope, Hopelynn, Hopelyn, Hopemarie, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.