Hope

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Hope is a given name derived from the Middle English hope, ultimately from the Old English word hopian referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope. It was used as a virtue name by the Puritans.

From Wikipedia

Hope first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 13 babies (rank #144 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hope

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hope yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Hope

Hope Solomodel · b. 1981
Hope Davisfilm actor · b. 1964
Hope Langefilm actor · b. 1933
Hope Hicksmodel · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	13	#144
2015	8	#210
2016	5	#316
2017	6	#252