Is Faith a boy or girl name?
Faith is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,272 girls and 8 boys were named Faith, so 99.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 146,868 US babies named Faith were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,237
- Girl rank, 2024
- #249
- Babies named Faith since 1880
- 146,868
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 5,612 babies
Boys and girls named Faith, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 234 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 294 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,040 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,104 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,190 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,528 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 6,958 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 6,999 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 8 | 6,356 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 19 | 6,666 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 34 | 19,529 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 106 | 48,781 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 68 | 31,973 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 38 | 7,847 | 99.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,237 | 1,272 | #249 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,647 | 1,271 | #239 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,562 | #189 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,832 | 1,744 | #166 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,645 | 1,998 | #135 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,750 | 2,273 | #124 |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,205 | 2,470 | #122 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,884 | 2,640 | #117 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,822 | 3,090 | #99 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,004 | 3,347 | #90 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,733 | 3,738 | #79 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,186 | 3,419 | #89 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 3,559 | #75 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,281 | 3,733 | #70 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,344 | 3,704 | #74 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,193 | 3,767 | #79 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,214 | 3,634 | #90 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,770 | 4,307 | #74 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,896 | 4,864 | #62 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,841 | 5,256 | #49 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,485 | 5,420 | #52 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,116 | 5,597 | #50 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,243 | 5,527 | #48 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,595 | 5,411 | #53 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,471 | 4,998 | #66 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,134 | 4,236 | #76 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,831 | 3,217 | #107 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,547 | 2,577 | #124 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,386 | 2,159 | #149 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,747 | #173 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,305 | #219 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,134 | #245 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,140 | #245 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #260 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,655 | 940 | #296 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 707 | #364 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 621 | #383 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 561 | #405 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 634 | #371 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,879 | 558 | #405 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 635 | #364 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,583 | 663 | #344 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,342 | 686 | #345 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 795 | #305 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 806 | #305 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 861 | #283 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 840 | #276 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 803 | #294 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 637 | #342 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 556 | #374 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 542 | #383 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 512 | #396 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 526 | #392 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 529 | #404 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,615 | 550 | #412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 523 | #423 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 533 | #404 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 595 | #373 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 654 | #355 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 708 | #342 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 806 | #336 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 794 | #335 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 729 | #352 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 783 | #335 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,225 | 874 | #318 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 839 | #323 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 786 | #337 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 827 | #318 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,125 | 779 | #314 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 800 | #304 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 676 | #326 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 604 | #337 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 602 | #337 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 588 | #327 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 457 | #378 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 387 | #406 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 400 | #397 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 459 | #374 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 436 | #363 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 424 | #334 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 447 | #320 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 570 | #290 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 571 | #286 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 463 | #299 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 371 | #330 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 383 | #316 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 327 | #360 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 339 | #348 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 354 | #329 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 301 | #363 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 325 | #350 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 330 | #342 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 340 | #344 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 261 | #401 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 230 | #447 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 199 | #478 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 212 | #471 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 216 | #475 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 225 | #453 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 225 | #460 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 232 | #456 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 222 | #464 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 219 | #464 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 190 | #514 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 164 | #563 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 152 | #558 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 174 | #531 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 156 | #536 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 113 | #636 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 126 | #578 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 91 | #596 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 79 | #574 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 67 | #599 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 47 | #630 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 35 | #712 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 39 | #628 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 35 | #654 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 20 | #852 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 39 | #565 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 19 | #856 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 27 | #671 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 32 | #581 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #765 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 29 | #580 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 33 | #616 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 29 | #570 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 37 | #513 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 25 | #620 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 27 | #598 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 21 | #693 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 23 | #614 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 14 | #805 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 21 | #623 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 27 | #498 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #887 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 16 | #648 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 13 | #738 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,200 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #561 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #708 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #960 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #645 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #868 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #781 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Faith reached #3,485 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #48 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.