How Many People Are Named Hope Davis?

There are approximately 294 people named Hope Davis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,165,831 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hope with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Davis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

294

1 in 1,165,831 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Hope: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hope. The peak year was 2000 with 2,326 births. The average person named Hope today is 33 years old.

Male
Female
0 465 930 1K 2K 2K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Hope

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hope was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.80%) and Hispanic (9.35%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hope in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Hope rose or fell over time.

White
70.63%
Black
11.80%
Hispanic
9.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.66%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.90%
Two or More Races
4.66%

Ancestry of the Davis Surname

The surname Davis was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Davis in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
59.62%
Black
30.80%
Hispanic
3.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.63%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.78%
Two or More Races
4.74%

How we calculated this

The first name "Hope" has an estimated frequency of 0.0239% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Davis" appears at a rate of 359.47 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Hope are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 294 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Hope Davis: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Hope Davis?

We estimate approximately 294 people named Hope Davis are alive in the United States today. The first name Hope is shared by 81,796 Americans, and the surname Davis is shared by 1,232,097.

How rare is the name Hope Davis?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,165,831 Americans. The first name Hope is uncommon and the surname Davis is very common.

Is Hope a male or female name?

Hope is predominantly female, with 0.6% of bearers being male and 99.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2000 and the average bearer today is 33 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Hope?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hope was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.80%) and Hispanic (9.35%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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