How to say it
HOPE
/hoʊp/
Feminine
Hope
Hope
What it means
An English virtue name, one of the trio of Puritan virtues alongside Faith and Charity.
Hope is a virtue name, taken straight from the English word and the quality it names. It arrived with 17th-century Puritans, who paired it with Faith and Charity for their daughters. Of the three it has stayed the most natural to a modern ear: one bright, optimistic syllable that needs no explaining. It pairs beautifully as a middle name and stands cleanly on its own.
Popularity over time
peaked at #143 in 1999, currently #352 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
One of the Puritan virtue names (Faith, Hope, Charity); reads sincere rather than dated.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Hope Solo American World Cup-winning soccer goalkeeper
Spelling variants
- Hopey
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