Faith
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning trust or belief.
How Faith has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #91 |
| 2016 | #99 |
| 2017 | #117 |
| 2018 | #122 |
| 2019 | #124 |
| 2020 | #136 |
| 2021 | #168 |
| 2022 | #191 |
| 2023 | #242 |
| 2024 | #249 |
| 2025 | #254 |
Faith by the numbers
In 2025, 162 babies in England and Wales were named Faith. In the US, 2,602 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,593 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 390 American girls born that year was called Faith.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Faith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Faythfaith; a modern spelling of Faith39 in the US (2017)
- Faithefaith; an archaic spelling of Faith6 in the US (2017)
- Farahjoy, happiness, cheerfulness47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faigybird; a form of Faiga118 in the US (2017)
- Faigabird; a form of Fayge54 in the US (2017)
- Faizavictorious or successful woman37 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Faith
Names that are said the same way as Faith, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Phaith6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean faith
Like Faith, each of these has faith in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aminatrustworthy, faithful, peaceful238 in England and Wales (2025)
- Verafaith; or from latin for truth1,153 in the US (2017)
- Imanifaith or belief606 in the US (2017)
- Dillonloyal; from gaelic dillidh583 in the US (2017)
- Imanfaith; belief48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emaanfaith, belief120 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Faith
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