How Many People Are Named Hope?
An estimated 81,796 people in the United States have the first name Hope. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Hope peaked in popularity in 2000 with 2,326 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hope 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 Hope paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Hope is overwhelmingly female, 563 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
81,796
About 1 in 4,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2000
2,326 births
Total Registered
96,878
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hope
Hope is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96,878 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Hope as a male name
Ranked #10,245 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (18 births)
Hope as a female name
Ranked #317 in 2024
964 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (2,321 births)
Hope: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hope span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 18,734 babies were registered. While Hope is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hope by Decade
How has Hope 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 | 134 | 6 | 128 | |
| 1890s | 293 | 0 | 293 | |
| 1900s | 439 | 10 | 429 | |
| 1910s | 1,998 | 78 | 1,920 | |
| 1920s | 3,486 | 110 | 3,376 | |
| 1930s | 2,140 | 54 | 2,086 | |
| 1940s | 3,059 | 50 | 3,009 | |
| 1950s | 5,013 | 5 | 5,008 | |
| 1960s | 8,764 | 31 | 8,733 | |
| 1970s | 11,073 | 60 | 11,013 | |
| 1980s | 7,642 | 17 | 7,625 | |
| 1990s | 14,328 | 22 | 14,306 | |
| 2000s | 18,734 | 46 | 18,688 | |
| 2010s | 13,787 | 39 | 13,748 | |
| 2020s | 5,988 | 35 | 5,953 | |
Hope by State
Birth registrations for Hope span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 1,794 Hopes were registered per state.
Hope + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hope as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hope
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Hope: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hope?
We estimate approximately 81,796 people named Hope 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 4,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Hope a common name?
Hope is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96,878 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hope most popular?
Hope reached peak popularity in 2000, when 2,326 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hope is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hope a female name?
Hope is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hope Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hope Smith, Hope Johnson, Hope 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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