Hope

Virtue name

Hope Origin and Meaning

The name Hope is a girl's name of English origin.

Can a name as virtuous as Hope be cool and trendy? Strangely enough -- yes. But though this optimistic Puritan favorite is experiencing substantial popularity, Hope is too pure and elegant to be corrupted, a lovely classic that deserves all the attention it's getting.

Hope, along with Faith and Charity, is one of the three theological virtues, first used as a Christian name in the seventeenth century by the Puritans. Hope and Faith have often been given to twins.

There have been characters named Hope on four different soap operas. The TV show Raising Hope was about, yes, raising a child named Hope--formerly named Princess Beyonce. Brad Garrett has a daughter named Hope.

Hope Rank in US Top 1000

# 302 in the US

Hope Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 300 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hope

• 302 US 2023
• 300 Nameberry 2025
• 363 Future 2028
• 160 England 2023
• 92 Scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Hope

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Hope.

• April
• Faith
• Holly
• Belle
• Joy
• Heather
• Summer
• Paris
• Melody
• Cassie
• Bella
• Lacey
• Amber
• Alex
• Amy
• Annabelle
• Lilly
• Robin
• Ashley
• Sasha

Famous People Named Hope

• (Helen) Hope Montgomery Scott American socialite and philanthropist
• Hope Davis American actress
• Hope Amelia Solo American soccer player
• Hope Hicks American former White House communications director and model
• Hope Dworaczyk American model
• Hope Elise Ross Lange American actress
• (Sarah) Hope Summers American actress
• Hope Marie Carlton American model and actress
• Hope Sandoval American lead singer of band Mazzy Star
• Hope Elizabeth "Liza" Soberano Filipino,American Actress
• Hope Vista lead singer of the anthem,rock band VISTA
• Destiny Hope Cyrus birth name of singer Miley Cyrus
• J Hope, stage name of Jung Hoseok; rapper, dancer, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS
• Hope Willard daughter of actor Fred Willard
• Hope Buxton daughter of TV/radio personality Adam Buxton
• Hope Kinnear (b. 2014) daughter of actors Rory Kinnear and Pandora Colin
• Hope Catherine Kotb (adopted 2019) daughter of TV personality Hoda Kotb

The name Hope in Pop Culture

• Hope Chance title baby on TV's "Raising Hope"
• Hope Williams Brady, character on American soap "Days of Our Lives"
• Hope Logan character on American soap "The Bold and the Beautiful"
• Hope Adams Character in Kelley Armstrong books "Women of the Otherworld"
• Hope Mikaelson character on TV's "The Originals"
• Hope Swan Jones, character on TV's "Once Upon A Time"
• Hope Manning Thornhart, character on American soap "One Life To Live"
• Hope Bauer character on American soap "Guiding Light"
• Hope Adams Wilson character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Hope Finch character in book/film "Running with Scissors"
• Hope Burnford daughter in movie "Homeward Bound;" owner of Sassy the cat
• Hope Cladwell character in musical "Urinetown"
• Hope Yancey main character in the novel "Hope Was Here"
• Hope van Dyne character in Marvel Universe
• Hope Summers character in Marvel Universe
• Hope Jensen character in the game "Assassin's Creed: Rogue"
• "Hope " episode of TV's "Criminal Minds" involving a girl of the same name
• Hope Estheim male character in video game "Final Fantasy XIII"
• "Night falls with gravity the earth turns from sanity, taking my only friend I know, he leaves a lot, his name is Hope" Line from "Semi,Automatic" by Twenty One Pilots
• "Hope " 2013 Korean film, based on a true story