Girl nameCurrently #249 in the USFalling
Faith
FAYTH//feɪθ//
1 syllablePeak year: 20035 lettersStarts with F
Meaning & origin
Faith, trust
Faith is a virtue name taken directly from the English word, adopted widely by 16th and 17th-century Puritans alongside Hope and Charity. It has remained a steady, meaningful favorite ever since, valued for wearing its meaning plainly.
Faith's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Faith |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 23 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1896 | 27 |
| 1897 | 25 |
| 1898 | 37 |
| 1899 | 29 |
| 1900 | 33 |
| 1901 | 29 |
| 1902 | 21 |
| 1903 | 32 |
| 1904 | 27 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1906 | 39 |
| 1907 | 20 |
| 1908 | 35 |
| 1909 | 39 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 47 |
| 1912 | 67 |
| 1913 | 79 |
| 1914 | 91 |
| 1915 | 126 |
| 1916 | 113 |
| 1917 | 156 |
| 1918 | 174 |
| 1919 | 152 |
| 1920 | 164 |
| 1921 | 190 |
| 1922 | 219 |
| 1923 | 222 |
| 1924 | 232 |
| 1925 | 225 |
| 1926 | 225 |
| 1927 | 216 |
| 1928 | 212 |
| 1929 | 199 |
| 1930 | 230 |
| 1931 | 261 |
| 1932 | 340 |
| 1933 | 330 |
| 1934 | 325 |
| 1935 | 301 |
| 1936 | 354 |
| 1937 | 339 |
| 1938 | 327 |
| 1939 | 383 |
| 1940 | 371 |
| 1941 | 463 |
| 1942 | 571 |
| 1943 | 570 |
| 1944 | 447 |
| 1945 | 424 |
| 1946 | 436 |
| 1947 | 459 |
| 1948 | 400 |
| 1949 | 387 |
| 1950 | 457 |
| 1951 | 588 |
| 1952 | 602 |
| 1953 | 604 |
| 1954 | 676 |
| 1955 | 800 |
| 1956 | 784 |
| 1957 | 827 |
| 1958 | 786 |
| 1959 | 839 |
| 1960 | 879 |
| 1961 | 783 |
| 1962 | 729 |
| 1963 | 794 |
| 1964 | 806 |
| 1965 | 708 |
| 1966 | 654 |
| 1967 | 595 |
| 1968 | 533 |
| 1969 | 523 |
| 1970 | 558 |
| 1971 | 529 |
| 1972 | 526 |
| 1973 | 512 |
| 1974 | 542 |
| 1975 | 556 |
| 1976 | 637 |
| 1977 | 803 |
| 1978 | 840 |
| 1979 | 861 |
| 1980 | 806 |
| 1981 | 795 |
| 1982 | 695 |
| 1983 | 668 |
| 1984 | 635 |
| 1985 | 563 |
| 1986 | 634 |
| 1987 | 561 |
| 1988 | 621 |
| 1989 | 707 |
| 1990 | 947 |
| 1991 | 1,074 |
| 1992 | 1,140 |
| 1993 | 1,134 |
| 1994 | 1,305 |
| 1995 | 1,747 |
| 1996 | 2,166 |
| 1997 | 2,584 |
| 1998 | 3,223 |
| 1999 | 4,243 |
| 2000 | 5,008 |
| 2001 | 5,418 |
| 2002 | 5,532 |
| 2003 | 5,612 |
| 2004 | 5,447 |
| 2005 | 5,265 |
| 2006 | 4,871 |
| 2007 | 4,319 |
| 2008 | 3,641 |
| 2009 | 3,774 |
| 2010 | 3,713 |
| 2011 | 3,742 |
| 2012 | 3,559 |
| 2013 | 3,430 |
| 2014 | 3,748 |
| 2015 | 3,355 |
| 2016 | 3,095 |
| 2017 | 2,645 |
| 2018 | 2,476 |
| 2019 | 2,278 |
| 2020 | 2,003 |
| 2021 | 1,756 |
| 2022 | 1,562 |
| 2023 | 1,284 |
| 2024 | 1,280 |
Faith through the decades
- Faith peaked in 2003, when 5,612 babies were named Faith in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Faith has fallen 46% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Faith currently ranks #249 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Faith
Variants & spellings
Faythe
Famous people named Faith
- Faith Hill — country singer