Name
Hope
Meaning
Hope is a feminine name of English origin meaning “hope, expectation”.
Hope is one of the great Puritan virtue names, given since the sixteenth century to plant the quality itself in a daughter, and unlike many of its siblings it never fell out of use. It anchors sister sets with Faith and Grace and slips gracefully into middle-name position.
Has remained in the US girls' top 300 for decades.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #352 in 2025 · peak #143 in 1999
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Hope is a feminine name of English origin meaning “hope, expectation”. Hope is one of the great Puritan virtue names, given since the sixteenth century to plant the quality itself in a daughter, and unlike many of its siblings it never fell out of use.
Hope is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Has remained in the US girls' top 300 for decades.
The name Hope comes from English. Hope is one of the great Puritan virtue names, given since the sixteenth century to plant the quality itself in a daughter, and unlike many of its siblings it never fell out of use. It anchors sister sets with Faith and Grace and slips gracefully into middle-name position.
Hope is pronounced HOHP.
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