Faith

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Faith is an English feminine given name derived from the word faith. It became popularized when the Puritans began using it as a virtue name during the 17th century.

From Wikipedia

Faith first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 406 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2024 it was given to 87 girls (rank #341). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Faith

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Faith 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.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,291

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

406

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Outlander: Faith Fraser — the daughter lost in Paris

Famous people named Faith

Faith Hillmusician · b. 1967
Faith Evansrecording artist · b. 1973
Faith Fordfilm actor · b. 1964
Faith Ringgoldquiltmaker · b. 1930

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Faith in 2024

Other girls' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	36	#642
1992	57	#470
1993	56	#465
1994	76	#327
1995	109	#270
1996	140	#220
1997	180	#173
1998	224	#143
1999	292	#101
2000	325	#82
2001	314	#83
2002	388	#64
2003	399	#64
2004	406	#61
2005	377	#68
2006	358	#72
2007	278	#99
2008	284	#104
2009	326	#90
2010	289	#100
2011	291	#100
2012	261	#116
2013	279	#107
2014	230	#135
2015	191	#157
2016	188	#159
2017	158	#190
2018	156	#187
2019	156	#177
2020	131	#222
2021	95	#338
2022	71	#418
2023	83	#352
2024	87	#341