Hope Name Popularity

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How popular is Hope?

The somewhat popular name Hope was the 255th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #143 was reached in 1999.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2000 with 2,321 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hope was 6 in 1888.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hope occurred roughly during the years 1888-1893, 1899-1903, 1907-1918, 1934-1938, 1939-1942, 1943-1946, 1952-1955, 1961-1964, 1981-1985, 1987-1990, and 1992-1999.

Where is the name Hope popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Hope has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Hope for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Hope is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Hope (Girl)		Hope (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,265	255	9	8,362
2017		1,258	253	6	11,253
2016		1,339	240	7	10,034
2015		1,445	227	5	12,766
2014		1,440	229	< 5	--
2013		1,392	230	< 5	--
2012		1,453	218	< 5	--
2011		1,388	229	< 5	--
2010		1,310	241	< 5	--
2009		1,429	232	5	13,171
2008		1,533	220	5	13,252
2007		1,684	206	< 5	--
2006		1,775	198	< 5	--
2005		1,888	184	6	10,585
2004		1,911	179	16	5,088
2003		1,897	172	9	7,472
2002		2,053	160	< 5	--
2001		2,180	150	< 5	--
2000		2,321	146	5	11,026
1999		2,263	143	6	9,131
1998		1,951	160	5	10,212
1997		1,770	171	< 5	--
1996		1,611	186	< 5	--
1995		1,527	193	6	8,185
1994		1,225	232	5	9,354
1993		955	288	< 5	--
1992		892	310	< 5	--
1991		1,052	264	< 5	--
1990		1,055	266	< 5	--
1989		872	299	5	8,380
1988		824	299	< 5	--
1987		808	301	< 5	--
1986		909	274	< 5	--
1985		909	275	< 5	--
1984		811	294	< 5	--
1983		503	430	7	5,122
1982		557	412	< 5	--
1981		651	360	< 5	--
1980		781	309	5	6,643
1979		786	305	7	5,040
1978		865	269	9	3,975
1977		1,019	243	8	4,340
1976		1,151	214	6	5,190
1975		1,208	202	6	5,058
1974		1,299	195	< 5	--
1973		951	262	< 5	--
1972		1,295	213	8	3,767
1971		1,454	205	9	3,483
1970		987	295	7	4,009
1969		980	287	10	2,944
1968		833	306	5	4,380
1967		966	272	5	4,209
1966		1,359	223	6	3,688
1965		1,153	252	5	4,145
1964		1,277	245	< 5	--
1963		587	395	< 5	--
1962		499	435	< 5	--
1961		512	435	< 5	--
1960		570	400	< 5	--
1959		563	396	< 5	--
1958		578	383	< 5	--
1957		443	446	< 5	--
1956		545	380	< 5	--
1955		552	376	< 5	--
1954		484	394	< 5	--
1953		456	398	< 5	--
1952		445	390	< 5	--
1951		468	377	5	3,940
1950		474	368	< 5	--
1949		376	411	6	3,496
1948		335	434	8	2,880
1947		406	404	8	2,978
1946		403	379	< 5	--
1945		215	497	< 5	--
1944		218	487	< 5	--
1943		295	428	8	2,834
1942		315	404	6	3,373
1941		233	453	8	2,752
1940		213	459	6	3,279
1939		223	449	5	3,709
1938		251	425	5	3,755
1937		227	433	7	3,032
1936		201	451	5	3,782
1935		162	498	9	2,617
1934		187	475	< 5	--
1933		207	457	< 5	--
1932		195	473	9	2,729
1931		193	464	8	2,959
1930		240	433	6	3,783
1929		253	418	< 5	--
1928		279	404	5	4,409
1927		338	373	8	3,282
1926		311	389	8	3,252
1925		339	373	14	2,253
1924		407	334	11	2,732
1923		368	344	12	2,515
1922		371	336	16	2,093
1921		361	344	18	1,940
1920		349	350	18	1,924
1919		333	351	12	2,427
1918		369	337	13	2,323
1917		295	367	9	2,837
1916		262	388	9	2,813
1915		210	412	10	2,528
1914		124	503	< 5	--
1913		104	501	9	2,010
1912		94	493	10	1,676
1911		67	507	6	1,632
1910		62	520	< 5	--
1909		61	480	< 5	--
1908		38	622	< 5	--
1907		49	514	< 5	--
1906		51	480	5	1,322
1905		36	581	< 5	--
1904		49	471	< 5	--
1903		47	467	< 5	--
1902		32	586	5	1,216
1901		31	551	< 5	--
1900		35	595	< 5	--
1899		18	774	< 5	--
1898		33	563	< 5	--
1897		29	559	< 5	--
1896		30	560	< 5	--
1895		39	466	< 5	--
1894		35	479	< 5	--
1893		35	450	< 5	--
1892		22	604	< 5	--
1891		26	509	< 5	--
1890		26	511	< 5	--
1889		18	610	< 5	--
1888		6	1,200	< 5	--
1887		16	572	< 5	--
1886		15	586	< 5	--
1885		20	473	< 5	--
1884		14	567	< 5	--
1883		17	470	< 5	--
1882		6	851	< 5	--
1881		7	713	< 5	--
1880		9	603	6	868

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.