Hope
Say it: HOPE
GirlMeans hope4 letters1 syllable
#325
in Ireland (2025)
#329 with spellings combined
12
babies in 2025
#213
best rank (2021)
356
babies since 1990
Up 135
10-year rank change
Hope through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #329 |
| 2024 | 15 | #279 |
| 2023 | 15 | #263 |
| 2022 | 17 | #257 |
| 2021 | 22 | #213 |
| 2020 | 15 | #275 |
| 2019 | 14 | #310 |
| 2018 | 13 | #333 |
| 2017 | 20 | #241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #451 |
| 2015 | 9 | #464 |
| 2014 | 14 | #336 |
| 2013 | 17 | #287 |
| 2012 | 17 | #296 |
| 2011 | 12 | #396 |
| 2010 | 6 | #594 |
| 2009 | 12 | #381 |
| 2008 | 15 | #323 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 6 | #503 |
| 2005 | 12 | #300 |
| 2004 | 10 | #317 |
| 2003 | 15 | #233 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | 11 | #269 |
| 1999 | 6 | #356 |
| 1998 | 4 | #426 |
| 1997 | 3 | #576 |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 |
| 1992 | 3 | #522 |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
| 1990 | 4 | #446 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Hope mean?
Hope
English, from the everyday word hope, first used as a name by the Puritans.
Say it right
HOPE
The story of Hope
Hope is simply the English word, which goes back to Old English hopian, to hope. It is a virtue name, one of a group that includes Faith and Charity. The Puritans of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries took up these words as names, and even made longer ones from them, such as Hopestill.
Hope is also an old surname in England and Scotland, taken from a word for a small enclosed valley, and a place name in many countries.
In Ireland, Hope first reached the CSO list in 1990. Its best year so far was 2021, when 22 girls were named Hope and it reached number 213. It has done better in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 100 in 2021. In 2025, 12 girls in Ireland were given the name.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Hope (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Hope (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | 12 | 356 |
In Northern Ireland
#205 in 2025 with 8 babies. Best rank #100 (2021); 265 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.