Faith
Faith was the 254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,212 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 48th; the most babies were born in 2003 (5,597). Over the last ten years it has moved down 164 places. More babies were named Faith in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning faith · English, Latin
Say it FAYTH /feɪθ/
- Rank in 2025
- #254 girls, down 120 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,212girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20035,597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 148,142babies recorded
What does the name Faith mean?
Faith is the English word for trust or religious belief, used as a virtue name. DMNES traces the word through Anglo-Norman and Old French feid and fait, and notes that the name came into use in Britain in the mid-16th century and was not used on the continent. Wikipedia explains that Puritans popularized it in the 17th century, along with longer phrase names such as Faith-my-joy. Hope and Charity are its companion virtue names.
feid (Old French, “faith”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Fay, Hope, Charity, Fidelia.
See also: English names, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Faith', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Faith', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Faith (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Faith popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 291 since 1956, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #254 | 1,212 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,003 |
| 2010 | #74 | 3,705 |
| 2000 | #66 | 4,999 |
| 1990 | #296 | 940 |
| 1980 | #305 | 806 |
| 1970 | #412 | 550 |
| 1960 | #318 | 875 |
| 1950 | #378 | 457 |
| 1940 | #330 | 371 |
| 1930 | #447 | 230 |
| 1920 | #563 | 164 |
| 1910 | #712 | 35 |
| 1900 | #616 | 33 |
| 1890 | #887 | 10 |
| 1880 | #781 | 6 |
How popular is Faith, counting every spelling?
Faith is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #276 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #254 for Faith on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,221 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | 1,212 | #254 | 7,087 |
| Fayth | 9 | #10,366 | 83 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Faith?
1,212 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Faith (0.34 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Faith born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Faith.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Faith?
About 135,600 people born in the US named Faith are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Faith mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Faith by state
How common Faith was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (4.3×), Delaware (2.3×), New Mexico (2.2×), Arkansas (2.1×), Nevada (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Maine, Rhode Island.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Faith: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Faith, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Faith · Sibling names for Faith
Questions about the name Faith
What does Faith mean?
Faith means “faith” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Faith?
Faith was the 254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,212 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 48th; the most babies were born in 2003 (5,597). Over the last ten years it has moved down 164 places. More babies were named Faith in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Faith a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Faith in the US.
Where is Faith most popular?
In 2021–2025, Faith was most common in Hawaii (3.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and New Mexico.