Girl's name
Hope
Say it HOHP
English origin hope (virtue)
1 syllable
Where Hope is loved, common and rare
Rare in the UK, five German cities, Canada and seven more places.
1 in 596 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 146thEngland and Wales 180thNorthern Ireland 205th
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Every place
In 18 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (146th), England and Wales (180th) and Northern Ireland (205th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 146th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 596 |
| England and Wales | 180th 2025 | 276 | 1 in 918 |
| Northern Ireland | 205th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 911 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Quebec province | 312th 2025 | 17 | about 1 in 1,530 |
| Ireland | 325th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,760 |
| British Columbia province | 348th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 1,329 |
| Ontario province | 364th 2024 | 35 | about 1 in 1,556 |
| Berlin city | 528th 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,901 |
| France | 529th 2025 | 85 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Austria | 566th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 4,465 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Switzerland | 901st 2025 | 6 | 1 in 5,666 |
| The Netherlands | 988th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 6,102 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Among the virtue names, Hope is one of the simplest: the English word for the virtue, used as a given name. It belongs to the group of virtue names such as Faith and Grace, and many languages have their own version: Nadia and Nadezhda in Slavic languages, Esperanza in Spanish and Elpida in Greek.
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A single syllable, said HOHP, it is short, simple and familiar. There is no need for a nickname and no spelling variation.
It is used across about eighteen regions, most strongly in Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, and more lightly in France, Austria and Poland. Canadian records show a peak around 2000, and it is rising in more regions than it is falling, so it remains a steady, well-understood choice.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- HOHP, 1 syllable
- Meaning
hope (virtue)
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Nadia
- Elpis
- Elpida
- Esperanza
- Nadezhda
- Spes
- Esperança
- Espérance
- Nadège
- Speranza
- Nadzieja
Over time
Over five years: rising in 7 of 14 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 161 | 160 | 139 | 127 | 110 | 125 | 129 | 160 | 168 | 180 |
| Scotland | 84 | 101 | 87 | 68 | 81 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 146 |
| Northern Ireland | 159 | 239 | 166 | 144 | 166 | 100 | 111 | 178 | 144 | 205 |
| Ireland | 448 | 241 | 336 | 313 | 275 | 209 | 254 | 262 | 275 | 325 |
| Ontario | 308 | 288 | 229 | 206 | 315 | 360 | 317 | 333 | 364 | |
| British Columbia | 301 | 225 | 460 | 409 | 322 | 398 | 381 | 348 | ||
| South Australia | 273 | 223 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 301 | 308 | 274 | 207 | 170 | 230 | 188 | 210 | 206 | 312 |
| France | 1183 | 1161 | 1024 | 801 | 667 | 623 | 570 | 551 | 568 | 529 |
| The Netherlands | 749 | 837 | 633 | 715 | 816 | 659 | 648 | 663 | 988 | |
| Austria | 1054 | 756 | 664 | 1047 | 736 | 1050 | 825 | 678 | 566 | |
| Switzerland | 1130 | 1292 | 1148 | 843 | 922 | 737 | 1008 | 874 | 1540 | 901 |
| Berlin | 416 | 1007 | 668 | 642 | 654 | 969 | 528 | |||
| Cologne | 236 | 345 | 918 | 449 | 659 | 643 | 308 | |||
| Bonn | 365 | 359 | 371 | 357 | 139 | 380 | 382 | |||
| Rostock | 202 | 202 | 37 | 166 | ||||||
| Sweden | 617 | 900 | 792 | |||||||
| Italy | 1025 | 1215 | 2927 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 276 | 109.0 |
| 2024 | 168 | 299 | 115.9 |
| 2023 | 160 | 319 | 124.3 |
| 2022 | 129 | 387 | 146.9 |
| 2021 | 125 | 403 | 147.1 |
| 2020 | 110 | 463 | 172.5 |
| 2019 | 127 | 407 | 145.3 |
| 2018 | 139 | 379 | 131.5 |
| 2017 | 160 | 346 | 115.7 |
| 2016 | 161 | 348 | 113.3 |
| 2015 | 144 | 381 | 123.7 |
| 2014 | 151 | 362 | 118.0 |
| 2013 | 134 | 396 | 128.4 |
| 2012 | 138 | 416 | 129.2 |
| 2011 | 167 | 313 | 97.4 |
| 2010 | 187 | 272 | 84.7 |
| 2009 | 175 | 297 | 94.8 |
| 2008 | 155 | 346 | 109.6 |
| 2007 | 166 | 330 | 107.8 |
| 2006 | 173 | 304 | 101.6 |
| 2005 | 172 | 302 | 104.8 |
| 2004 | 187 | 259 | 90.6 |
| 2003 | 177 | 275 | 98.7 |
| 2002 | 175 | 247 | 92.4 |
| 2001 | 145 | 315 | 117.5 |
| 2000 | 173 | 251 | 91.9 |
| 1999 | 164 | 270 | 95.8 |
| 1998 | 190 | 226 | 78.2 |
| 1997 | 184 | 233 | 79.5 |
| 1996 | 167 | 268 | 90.5 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Hope in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2003. First recorded in 1926. Her peak year there: 2000, at 160.3 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Hope per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2000 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Hope
1 in 225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 267 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 511 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 271 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 486 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Hope.
Middle names for Hope
1 in 71 in Scotland
Hope Olivia
1-4 beats · initials HO
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 4 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Hope Charlotte
1-2 beats · initials HC
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Hope Emily
1-3 beats · initials HE
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 3 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Hope Sophie
1-2 beats · initials HS
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Hope Anna
1-2 beats · initials HA
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Hope Emma
1-2 beats · initials HE
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Hope Alice
1-2 beats · initials HA
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 2 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Hope Maria
1-3 beats · initials HM
Changes the beat after Hope: 1 syllable, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Hope
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 155 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 267 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 1,214 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 895 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 271 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
1 in 716 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Hope across countries and decades.
Famous people named Hope
Hope Solo, Hope Davis, Hope Lange, Hope Hicks, Hope Emerson, Hope Sandoval, Hope Powell and Hope Cooke.
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Questions about Hope
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Hope?
Her best rank is No. 146 in Scotland in 2025, about 1 in 596 girls. She is in the published lists of 18 of our 40 regions.
What does Hope mean?
Wiktionary glosses Hope as "hope (virtue)".
How do you pronounce Hope?
HOHP, with 1 syllable.
Is Hope getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 7 of 14 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Hope?
The deck's top five sisters for Hope: Kate, Faith, Skye, Autumn and Taylor. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.