Faith

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A few things about Faith you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Faith

Faith Hill

American country singer (born 1967)

Choose Faith and your child shares a first name with Faith Hill, an American country singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Faith, like who?” Faith Hill's Wikipedia article is available in 58 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,326 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Faith, 1,212 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Faith would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFaith has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Faiths, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2002, when it ranked #48. Today it's #254, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowFaith was 3.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 363 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,326.
• 🍂TrendFaith has slipped 120 places over the last five years and now sits at #254. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedFaith is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #78, followed by South Dakota (#117) and Alaska (#134). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Faith means “faith”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Faith

Faith is a girl name of English and Latin origin meaning “faith”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with F and ending in “-ith”. US birth records list Faith for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #48 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #254, with 1,212 babies.

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