Faith

Meaning: Trust, confidence
Origin: From English (virtue name from the common word)

Nicknames: Fay

Girl's name · #254 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Faith's best rank, #48, came in 2002; it has stepped well back to #254 today. Roughly 148,000 girls have been named Faith since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#111 in N. Ireland (2025) · #200 in Scotland (2025) · #267 in New Zealand (2025) · #281 in England & Wales (2025) · #420 in Ireland (2025) · #577 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,189 in Belgium (2025) · #1,535 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,578 in France (2025) · #341 in Canada (2024).

Famous Faiths

Faith Hill — American country singer
Faith Kipyegon — Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
Faith Evans — American singer (born 1973)
Faith Ford — American actress (born 1964)
Faith Ringgold — African American painter and sculptor (1930–2024)

In stories & tradition

Faith — Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Faith Newman — The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Faith Herbert — Faith (comics)

What Faiths become

Among 297 notable people named Faith:

Entertainers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Faith Hill, American country singer.

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Faith include Hope and Grace for girls.

Similar names: Mackenzie · Fatima · Kylie · Hope · Juliet · Jocelyn

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