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Hope

Pronounced HH OW1 P (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2000
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Hope?

Hope is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 96,895 children — the 372nd most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2000, when 2,321 children were given it.

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2000Girls: 2,321Boys: 5

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH OW1 P
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Sibling names for Hope

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Hope?
Hope ranks 372nd among girls' names in US records, with 96,895 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,702.
Is Hope a unisex name?
No. Hope is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Hope most popular?
2000, when 2,321 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.