People with the first name Hope
75,724
About 1 in 4,377 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Hope?
Hope was the #688 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#688
More common than 98.7% of listed first names
Peak year
2000
2,326 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
873
#728 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 4,377
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.5% male99.5% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Hope across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Hope reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2000, with 2,326 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 873 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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