Faith

#254 for girls in 2025, 1,212 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2002 · 5,527 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
18 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
147,851
since 1880

Faith over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #48, 2002girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2541,212#8,9108
2024#2481,285#8,9878
2023#2371,274#6,51713
2022#1881,568—
2021#1651,748#6,69812
2020#1342,003#12,0225
2019#1242,276#12,1455
2018#1222,473#10,7606
2017#1172,640#12,2465
2016#993,093#12,1855
2015#903,348#8,7448
2014#793,739#7,56210
2013#893,419#7,02611
2012#753,561—
2011#703,733#8,0799
2010#743,705#8,1399
2009#793,771#9,8647
2008#903,636#9,8717
2007#744,307#6,62212
2006#624,864#9,5857
2005#495,256#7,6409
2004#525,421#3,45627
2003#505,597#5,03515
2002#485,527#10,6675
2001#535,411#8,3397
2000#664,999#6,31610
1999#764,236#7,8747
1998#1073,217#8,4796
1997#1242,577#7,2817
1996#1492,159#7,1367
1995#1731,747—
1994#2191,305—
1993#2451,134—
1992#2441,140—
1991#2601,074—
1990#296940#6,4157
1989#364707—
1988#383621—
1987#405561—
1986#371634—
1985#405558#6,5235
1984#363635—
1983#344663#6,2385
1982#345686#4,2349
1981#305795—
1980#305806—
1979#283861—
1978#276840—
1977#294803—
1976#342637—
1975#374556—
1974#383542—
1973#396512—
1972#392526—
1971#404529—
1970#412550#3,5218
1969#422523—
1968#404533—
1967#373595—
1966#355654—
1965#342708—
1964#336806—
1963#335794—
1962#352729—
1961#335783—
1960#318875#4,0385
1959#323839—
1958#337786—
1957#318827—
1956#314779#3,9425
1955#304800—
1954#326676—
1953#337604—
1952#337602—
1951#327588—
1950#378457—
1949#406387—
1948#397400—
1947#374459—
1946#363436—
1945#334424—
1944#319447—
1943#290570—
1942#286571—
1941#299463—
1940#330371—
1939#316383—
1938#360327—
1937#347339—
1936#329354—
1935#363301—
1934#350325—
1933#342330—
1932#344340—
1931#401261—
1930#447230—
1929#478199—
1928#471212—
1927#475216—
1926#451225—
1925#460225—
1924#455232—
1923#464222—
1922#464219—
1921#512190—
1920#562164—
1919#558152—
1918#529174—
1917#534156—
1916#636113—
1915#576126—
1914#59591—
1913#57379—
1912#59667—
1911#62447—
1910#71035—
1909#62439—
1908#64935—
1907#84020—
1906#56239—
1905#84819—
1904#66827—
1903#57432—
1902#75621—
1901#57729—
1900#61133—
1899#56529—
1898#51037—
1897#61525—
1896#59427—
1895#68521—
1894#60923—
1893#79414—
1892#61621—
1891#49727—
1890#87210—
1889#64116—
1888#72413—
1887#1,1475—
1886#55616—
1885#69510—
1884#9306—
1883——
1882#6349—
1881#8305—
1880#7386—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Faith was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Faith is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNHWashington: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #258 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsMNIllinois: #209 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsILWisconsin: #215 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsNYMassachusetts: #132 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 920 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedINOhio: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsPANew Jersey: #216 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsNJConnecticut: #120 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 618 girlsCTCalifornia: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Faith, so not publishedTXFlorida: #273 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#120 · 1 in 618
  2. Massachusetts#132 · 1 in 920
  3. New York#180 · 1 in 1,164
  4. Illinois#209 · 1 in 1,719
  5. Wisconsin#215 · 1 in 1,788

Best ever in a state: #9 in Hawaii, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#120151 in 618
Massachusetts#132301 in 920
New York#180711 in 1,164
Illinois#209281 in 1,719
Wisconsin#215121 in 1,788
New Jersey#216131 in 1,856
Washington#23051 in 1,687
Pennsylvania#238301 in 2,287
Minnesota#25881 in 2,291
Ohio#265161 in 2,685
Michigan#266141 in 2,483
Florida#27371 in 1,602
California#339111 in 2,990
Louisiana#43451 in 3,816
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Faith
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#248 → #254)
  • 120 spots since 2020 (#134 → #254)
  • 164 spots since 2015 (#90 → #254)
  • Biggest jump: 423 spots in 1888 (#1,147 → #724)
  • Biggest drop: 591 spots in 1887 (#556 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
122 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2002 at #48 (5,527 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1999–2016
  • Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1888–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 325
  • Highest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2002 were named Faith (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,326 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 33.0% of all girls named Faith (48,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s86#556 (1886)#766
1890s234#497 (1891)#636
1900s294#562 (1906)#671
1910s1,040#529 (1918)#593
1920s2,104#451 (1926)#479
1930s3,190#316 (1939)#360
1940s4,528#286 (1942)#340
1950s6,958#304 (1955)#330
1960s7,000#318 (1960)#357
1970s6,356#276 (1978)#356
1980s6,666#305 (1980)#359
1990s19,529#76 (1999)#189
2000s48,789#48 (2002)#62
2010s31,987#70 (2011)#94
2020s9,090#134 (2020)#204

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Faith in 1933

girls
#342
330 births · 1 in 3,054 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #342Faith330
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 3,054 of them was named Faith, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faith
  1. #339Earnestine336
  2. #340Josie334
  3. #341Dolly331
  4. #342Faith330
  5. #342Isabelle330
  6. #344Delia328
  7. #345Earlene327
  8. #345Elnora327

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →