Given name & surname
Hope
“enclosed valley”·“one who has expectations through faith”
Hope is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “enclosed valley” and “one who has expectations through faith” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “enclosed valley” and “one who has expectations through faith” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hope through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97,793
- 568 boys · 97,225 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,326 babies
- 2025
- 873
- #352 for girls · #12,722 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 868 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 352 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,321 in 2000. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 75,724 as a first name in 2020; 17,147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hope’s family of names
In English usage, Hope has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Nadia. In English usage, Hope has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Esperanza. In English usage, Hope has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Esperança.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Hope has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hope
- Hope SoloAmerican soccer playerborn 1981
- Hope DavisAmerican actressborn 1964
- Hope LangeAmerican actress (1933-2003)
- Hope HicksAmerican public relations executive and political advisor (born 1988)
- Hope EmersonAmerican actress (1897–1960)
- Hope SandovalAmerican singerborn 1966
- Hope PowellEnglish association football player and manager (born 1966)
- Hope AkpanNigerian footballer (born 1991)
- Hope CookeAmerican author, historian and former Queen of Sikkimborn 1940
Characters named Hope: Hope van Dyne (the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hope, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Temperance
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