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
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 5,527 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 147,851since 1880
Faith over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #254 | 1,212 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #248 | 1,285 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #237 | 1,274 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #188 | 1,568 | — | |
| 2021 | #165 | 1,748 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,003 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #124 | 2,276 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #122 | 2,473 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #117 | 2,640 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #99 | 3,093 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #90 | 3,348 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #79 | 3,739 | #7,562 | 10 |
| 2013 | #89 | 3,419 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #75 | 3,561 | — | |
| 2011 | #70 | 3,733 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #74 | 3,705 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #79 | 3,771 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #90 | 3,636 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #74 | 4,307 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #62 | 4,864 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #49 | 5,256 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #52 | 5,421 | #3,456 | 27 |
| 2003 | #50 | 5,597 | #5,035 | 15 |
| 2002 | #48 | 5,527 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #53 | 5,411 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #66 | 4,999 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #76 | 4,236 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #107 | 3,217 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #124 | 2,577 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #149 | 2,159 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #173 | 1,747 | — | |
| 1994 | #219 | 1,305 | — | |
| 1993 | #245 | 1,134 | — | |
| 1992 | #244 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1991 | #260 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1990 | #296 | 940 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #364 | 707 | — | |
| 1988 | #383 | 621 | — | |
| 1987 | #405 | 561 | — | |
| 1986 | #371 | 634 | — | |
| 1985 | #405 | 558 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #363 | 635 | — | |
| 1983 | #344 | 663 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #345 | 686 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #305 | 795 | — | |
| 1980 | #305 | 806 | — | |
| 1979 | #283 | 861 | — | |
| 1978 | #276 | 840 | — | |
| 1977 | #294 | 803 | — | |
| 1976 | #342 | 637 | — | |
| 1975 | #374 | 556 | — | |
| 1974 | #383 | 542 | — | |
| 1973 | #396 | 512 | — | |
| 1972 | #392 | 526 | — | |
| 1971 | #404 | 529 | — | |
| 1970 | #412 | 550 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #422 | 523 | — | |
| 1968 | #404 | 533 | — | |
| 1967 | #373 | 595 | — | |
| 1966 | #355 | 654 | — | |
| 1965 | #342 | 708 | — | |
| 1964 | #336 | 806 | — | |
| 1963 | #335 | 794 | — | |
| 1962 | #352 | 729 | — | |
| 1961 | #335 | 783 | — | |
| 1960 | #318 | 875 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #323 | 839 | — | |
| 1958 | #337 | 786 | — | |
| 1957 | #318 | 827 | — | |
| 1956 | #314 | 779 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #304 | 800 | — | |
| 1954 | #326 | 676 | — | |
| 1953 | #337 | 604 | — | |
| 1952 | #337 | 602 | — | |
| 1951 | #327 | 588 | — | |
| 1950 | #378 | 457 | — | |
| 1949 | #406 | 387 | — | |
| 1948 | #397 | 400 | — | |
| 1947 | #374 | 459 | — | |
| 1946 | #363 | 436 | — | |
| 1945 | #334 | 424 | — | |
| 1944 | #319 | 447 | — | |
| 1943 | #290 | 570 | — | |
| 1942 | #286 | 571 | — | |
| 1941 | #299 | 463 | — | |
| 1940 | #330 | 371 | — | |
| 1939 | #316 | 383 | — | |
| 1938 | #360 | 327 | — | |
| 1937 | #347 | 339 | — | |
| 1936 | #329 | 354 | — | |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | — | |
| 1934 | #350 | 325 | — | |
| 1933 | #342 | 330 | — | |
| 1932 | #344 | 340 | — | |
| 1931 | #401 | 261 | — | |
| 1930 | #447 | 230 | — | |
| 1929 | #478 | 199 | — | |
| 1928 | #471 | 212 | — | |
| 1927 | #475 | 216 | — | |
| 1926 | #451 | 225 | — | |
| 1925 | #460 | 225 | — | |
| 1924 | #455 | 232 | — | |
| 1923 | #464 | 222 | — | |
| 1922 | #464 | 219 | — | |
| 1921 | #512 | 190 | — | |
| 1920 | #562 | 164 | — | |
| 1919 | #558 | 152 | — | |
| 1918 | #529 | 174 | — | |
| 1917 | #534 | 156 | — | |
| 1916 | #636 | 113 | — | |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 | — | |
| 1914 | #595 | 91 | — | |
| 1913 | #573 | 79 | — | |
| 1912 | #596 | 67 | — | |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | — | |
| 1910 | #710 | 35 | — | |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | — | |
| 1908 | #649 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | — | |
| 1906 | #562 | 39 | — | |
| 1905 | #848 | 19 | — | |
| 1904 | #668 | 27 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | — | |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | — | |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 | — | |
| 1899 | #565 | 29 | — | |
| 1898 | #510 | 37 | — | |
| 1897 | #615 | 25 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #685 | 21 | — | |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #497 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #641 | 16 | — | |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#36 · 1 in 162
- New Mexico#37 · 1 in 200
- Maryland#61 · 1 in 337
- Nevada#71 · 1 in 319
- Delaware#75 · 1 in 253
Best ever in a state: #9 in Hawaii, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #36 | 18 | 1 in 162 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 29 | 1 in 200 |
| Maryland | #61 | 69 | 1 in 337 |
| Nevada | #71 | 34 | 1 in 319 |
| Delaware | #75 | 10 | 1 in 253 |
| District of Columbia | #76 | 14 | 1 in 248 |
| Missouri | #76 | 72 | 1 in 361 |
| Wyoming | #76 | 6 | 1 in 176 |
| South Carolina | #79 | 51 | 1 in 348 |
| Georgia | #80 | 112 | 1 in 421 |
| Florida | #84 | 194 | 1 in 443 |
| Rhode Island | #87 | 10 | 1 in 284 |
| Indiana | #89 | 70 | 1 in 430 |
| Kansas | #90 | 31 | 1 in 387 |
| Mississippi | #93 | 27 | 1 in 405 |
| Arkansas | #98 | 27 | 1 in 416 |
| Virginia | #98 | 82 | 1 in 439 |
| Texas | #101 | 296 | 1 in 540 |
| Alabama | #103 | 39 | 1 in 492 |
| West Virginia | #103 | 15 | 1 in 391 |
| Alaska | #104 | 7 | 1 in 321 |
| Michigan | #105 | 82 | 1 in 503 |
| Connecticut | #106 | 27 | 1 in 436 |
| Arizona | #110 | 57 | 1 in 528 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 49 | 1 in 488 |
| Ohio | #114 | 97 | 1 in 534 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 33 | 1 in 477 |
| New Hampshire | #117 | 9 | 1 in 388 |
| Pennsylvania | #117 | 92 | 1 in 556 |
| New Jersey | #118 | 61 | 1 in 590 |
| Iowa | #128 | 24 | 1 in 519 |
| North Carolina | #132 | 76 | 1 in 597 |
| Louisiana | #134 | 34 | 1 in 585 |
| Colorado | #135 | 39 | 1 in 580 |
| Nebraska | #137 | 15 | 1 in 524 |
| Illinois | #140 | 83 | 1 in 669 |
| California | #141 | 270 | 1 in 725 |
| New York | #143 | 119 | 1 in 739 |
| Wisconsin | #144 | 38 | 1 in 594 |
| North Dakota | #146 | 7 | 1 in 437 |
| Tennessee | #148 | 44 | 1 in 695 |
| Washington | #163 | 44 | 1 in 706 |
| Massachusetts | #170 | 34 | 1 in 741 |
| Utah | #177 | 25 | 1 in 682 |
| South Dakota | #187 | 6 | 1 in 514 |
| Oregon | #193 | 20 | 1 in 725 |
| Kentucky | #203 | 22 | 1 in 813 |
| Maine | #221 | 5 | 1 in 687 |
| Idaho | #242 | 8 | 1 in 789 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2002 at #48 (5,527 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1999–2016
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1888–2025
- Highest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2002 were named Faith (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,326 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 33.0% of all girls named Faith (48,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | #556 (1886) | #766 |
| 1890s | 234 | #497 (1891) | #636 |
| 1900s | 294 | #562 (1906) | #671 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | #529 (1918) | #593 |
| 1920s | 2,104 | #451 (1926) | #479 |
| 1930s | 3,190 | #316 (1939) | #360 |
| 1940s | 4,528 | #286 (1942) | #340 |
| 1950s | 6,958 | #304 (1955) | #330 |
| 1960s | 7,000 | #318 (1960) | #357 |
| 1970s | 6,356 | #276 (1978) | #356 |
| 1980s | 6,666 | #305 (1980) | #359 |
| 1990s | 19,529 | #76 (1999) | #189 |
| 2000s | 48,789 | #48 (2002) | #62 |
| 2010s | 31,987 | #70 (2011) | #94 |
| 2020s | 9,090 | #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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 654 of them was named Faith, which outranked 99.4% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 370,191 of them was named Faith, which outranked 14.1% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,016 names at #12,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.