How Many People Are Named Faith?
An estimated 132,051 people in the United States have the first name Faith. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #407 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Faith peaked in popularity in 2003 with 5,612 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faith as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Faith paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Faith is overwhelmingly female, 283 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
132,051
About 1 in 2,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2003
5,612 births
Total Registered
146,868
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faith
Faith is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 146,868 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Faith as a male name
Ranked #9,237 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (27 births)
Faith as a female name
Ranked #249 in 2024
1,272 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (5,597 births)
Faith: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faith span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 48,887 babies were registered. Faith has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faith by Decade
How has Faith tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | 0 | 86 | |
| 1890s | 234 | 0 | 234 | |
| 1900s | 294 | 0 | 294 | |
| 1910s | 1,040 | 0 | 1,040 | |
| 1920s | 2,104 | 0 | 2,104 | |
| 1930s | 3,190 | 0 | 3,190 | |
| 1940s | 4,528 | 0 | 4,528 | |
| 1950s | 6,963 | 5 | 6,958 | |
| 1960s | 7,004 | 5 | 6,999 | |
| 1970s | 6,364 | 8 | 6,356 | |
| 1980s | 6,685 | 19 | 6,666 | |
| 1990s | 19,563 | 34 | 19,529 | |
| 2000s | 48,887 | 106 | 48,781 | |
| 2010s | 32,041 | 68 | 31,973 | |
| 2020s | 7,885 | 38 | 7,847 | |
Faith by State
Birth registrations for Faith span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, North Dakota. On average, about 2,788 Faiths were registered per state.
Faith + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faith as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Faith: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faith?
We estimate approximately 132,051 people named Faith are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Faith a common name?
Faith is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 146,868 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faith most popular?
Faith reached peak popularity in 2003, when 5,612 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faith is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faith a female name?
Faith is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faith Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faith Smith, Faith Johnson, Faith Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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