Is Hope a boy or girl name?
Hope is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 964 girls and 7 boys were named Hope, so 99.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 96,878 US babies named Hope were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,245
- Girl rank, 2024
- #317
- Babies named Hope since 1880
- 96,878
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,326 babies
Boys and girls named Hope, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 128 | 95.5% |
| 1890s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 1900s | 10 | 429 | 97.7% |
| 1910s | 78 | 1,920 | 96.1% |
| 1920s | 110 | 3,376 | 96.8% |
| 1930s | 54 | 2,086 | 97.5% |
| 1940s | 50 | 3,009 | 98.4% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,008 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 31 | 8,733 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 60 | 11,013 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 17 | 7,625 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 22 | 14,306 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 46 | 18,688 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 39 | 13,748 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 35 | 5,953 | 99.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,245 | 964 | #317 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,117 | 1,021 | #303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,190 | 1,209 | #259 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,829 | 1,324 | #226 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,304 | 1,435 | #203 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,929 | 1,373 | #227 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,414 | 1,294 | #252 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,274 | 1,269 | #250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,053 | 1,351 | #239 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,796 | 1,452 | #225 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #229 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,397 | #230 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,455 | #218 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #228 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #240 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,181 | 1,433 | #230 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,265 | 1,537 | #220 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,684 | #206 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #198 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,589 | 1,891 | #183 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,093 | 1,912 | #179 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,476 | 1,897 | #172 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,055 | #160 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,180 | #150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,028 | 2,321 | #146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,133 | 2,265 | #143 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,217 | 1,951 | #160 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,770 | #171 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,610 | #186 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,186 | 1,528 | #193 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,358 | 1,226 | #232 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 956 | #288 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 892 | #310 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #264 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #266 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,383 | 872 | #299 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 823 | #300 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 808 | #300 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 910 | #273 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 909 | #275 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 812 | #294 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,129 | 502 | #430 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 557 | #412 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 651 | #360 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,642 | 781 | #309 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,043 | 786 | #305 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,976 | 865 | #269 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,340 | 1,019 | #243 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,197 | 1,151 | #214 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,055 | 1,208 | #202 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #196 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 950 | #263 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,767 | 1,295 | #213 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,484 | 1,455 | #205 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,011 | 986 | #295 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,945 | 979 | #287 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,382 | 832 | #306 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,215 | 965 | #272 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,691 | 1,359 | #223 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,148 | 1,153 | #252 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #246 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 588 | #395 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 500 | #435 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 512 | #435 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 570 | #400 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 563 | #396 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 578 | #383 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 441 | #448 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 547 | #377 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 552 | #376 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 484 | #394 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 456 | #398 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 445 | #390 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,940 | 468 | #377 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 474 | #367 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,495 | 376 | #411 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,879 | 335 | #434 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,980 | 406 | #405 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 403 | #379 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 215 | #497 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 218 | #487 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,836 | 295 | #428 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,373 | 315 | #404 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,755 | 233 | #453 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,279 | 213 | #459 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,709 | 223 | #449 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,754 | 251 | #425 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,032 | 227 | #433 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,782 | 200 | #452 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,616 | 163 | #496 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 187 | #475 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 207 | #456 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,730 | 195 | #473 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,960 | 194 | #463 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,784 | 239 | #434 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 253 | #418 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,409 | 279 | #404 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,281 | 338 | #373 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,252 | 311 | #390 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,252 | 339 | #373 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,732 | 407 | #334 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,515 | 368 | #344 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,093 | 371 | #336 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,940 | 361 | #344 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,924 | 349 | #350 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,427 | 333 | #351 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,323 | 369 | #337 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,837 | 295 | #367 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,813 | 262 | #388 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,528 | 210 | #412 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 124 | #503 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,010 | 104 | #501 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,676 | 94 | #493 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,632 | 67 | #507 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 62 | #520 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 61 | #480 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 38 | #622 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 49 | #514 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,322 | 51 | #480 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 36 | #581 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 49 | #471 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 47 | #467 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,216 | 32 | #586 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 31 | #551 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 35 | #595 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 18 | #774 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #563 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 29 | #559 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 30 | #560 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 39 | #466 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 35 | #479 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 35 | #450 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 22 | #604 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 26 | #509 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 26 | #511 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 18 | #610 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,200 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #572 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #586 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 20 | #473 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #567 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 17 | #470 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #851 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #713 |
| 1880 | 6 | #868 | 9 | #603 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hope reached #868 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #143 in 1999. 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.