Faith - A unique female name
Faith appeared on the charts for the first time in 1911 on position #683. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Faith and more.
With that position 1 in 405 baby girls were given this name - making this a unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Faith peaked in popularity 19 years ago in 2002 on position 48.
Famous with this name

Paloma Faith

Faith Ford

Faith Domergue
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Faith is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Faith is currently topping the baby name charts in Alaska at position #46 - and is the least popular in Utah at position #275.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Faith is where you live.
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Faith origin and meaning
Faith is a 5 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Faith, pop culture references for the name Faith and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Faith
We've found the following names that sound similar to Faith, sorted by popularity.
Fayth / Fatou / Fayetta / Faythe / Faithe / Fatiha /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 75 |
2011 | 71 |
2010 | 74 |
2009 | 79 |
2008 | 90 |
2007 | 74 |
2006 | 62 |
2005 | 49 |
2004 | 52 |
2003 | 50 |
2002 | 48 |
2001 | 53 |
2000 | 66 |
1999 | 76 |
1998 | 106 |
1997 | 124 |
1996 | 149 |
1995 | 172 |
1994 | 218 |
1993 | 245 |
1992 | 246 |
1991 | 261 |
1990 | 292 |
1989 | 362 |
1988 | 386 |
1987 | 400 |
1986 | 374 |
1985 | 408 |
1984 | 360 |
1983 | 344 |
1982 | 344 |
1981 | 307 |
1980 | 303 |
1979 | 283 |
1978 | 278 |
1977 | 294 |
1976 | 342 |
1975 | 370 |
1974 | 383 |
1973 | 397 |
1972 | 394 |
1971 | 398 |
1970 | 411 |
1969 | 421 |
1968 | 411 |
1967 | 371 |
1966 | 359 |
1965 | 342 |
1964 | 333 |
1963 | 334 |
1962 | 351 |
1961 | 335 |
1960 | 324 |
1959 | 322 |
1958 | 334 |
1957 | 318 |
1956 | 313 |
1955 | 304 |
1954 | 326 |
1953 | 338 |
1952 | 337 |
1951 | 329 |
1950 | 383 |
1949 | 411 |
1948 | 405 |
1947 | 379 |
1946 | 366 |
1945 | 336 |
1944 | 321 |
1943 | 293 |
1942 | 285 |
1941 | 308 |
1940 | 330 |
1939 | 336 |
1938 | 375 |
1937 | 354 |
1936 | 334 |
1935 | 377 |
1934 | 368 |
1933 | 360 |
1932 | 354 |
1931 | 402 |
1930 | 458 |
1929 | 489 |
1928 | 486 |
1927 | 488 |
1926 | 463 |
1925 | 462 |
1924 | 461 |
1923 | 479 |
1922 | 492 |
1921 | 517 |
1920 | 607 |
1919 | 590 |
1918 | 519 |
1917 | 545 |
1916 | 750 |
1915 | 569 |
1914 | 669 |
1913 | 636 |
1912 | 707 |
1911 | 683 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Alaska | 46 |
Hawaii | 48 |
New Mexico | 52 |
Arizona | 52 |
Michigan | 52 |
Delaware | 54 |
Texas | 64 |
Missouri | 65 |
Oklahoma | 66 |
Nebraska | 66 |
Oregon | 67 |
Indiana | 68 |
Kansas | 68 |
Arkansas | 68 |
Florida | 69 |
Maryland | 71 |
Ohio | 72 |
Virginia | 77 |
West Virginia | 79 |
Pennsylvania | 79 |
Wisconsin | 83 |
South Carolina | 84 |
California | 88 |
Idaho | 88 |
Washington | 88 |
Louisiana | 89 |
Minnesota | 89 |
Nevada | 93 |
Colorado | 93 |
Iowa | 95 |
North Carolina | 97 |
New York | 98 |
South Dakota | 98 |
Georgia | 98 |
Massachusetts | 99 |
Rhode Island | 100 |
Mississippi | 103 |
New Jersey | 104 |
Tennessee | 105 |
Connecticut | 107 |
Maine | 110 |
Alabama | 115 |
Illinois | 118 |
District of Columbia | 120 |
New Hampshire | 124 |
Kentucky | 125 |
Montana | 127 |
Utah | 275 |
Even more about Faith
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.