Faith
An English virtue name taken up after the Reformation, from the Middle English word for belief or trust, which came through Old French from Latin fides.
Faith in 2025
Faith was given to 1,220 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 537th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,717 babies born.
The history of Faith
Faith reached its highest point in 2003, when 5,612 babies were given the name, ranking 126th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 123rd, in 2002.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 148,142 babies have been named Faith. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Faith by decade
| Decade | Babies named Faith | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | 1,007 |
| 1890s | 234 | 810 |
| 1900s | 294 | 891 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | 976 |
| 1920s | 2,104 | 833 |
| 1930s | 3,190 | 593 |
| 1940s | 4,528 | 521 |
| 1950s | 6,963 | 550 |
| 1960s | 7,005 | 581 |
| 1970s | 6,364 | 524 |
| 1980s | 6,685 | 575 |
| 1990s | 19,563 | 167 |
| 2000s | 48,895 | 123 |
| 2010s | 32,055 | 180 |
| 2020s | 9,136 | 336 |
Where Faith is heading
Faith has fallen 64% over the past decade, from 3,356 babies in 2015 to 1,220 in 2025.
Names like Faith
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Faith.