Girl name · English
Faith
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: faith, trustFaith is a girl's name that comes from English and means "faith, trust". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Faith, trust
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #254 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Faith
As a girl's name, Faith comes from English and means "faith, trust". It is used in English.
Its meaning puts Faith on our names that mean hope list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Faith on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Faith on 2 lists.
“Belief, trust; English. Classic virtue name”
From Girl middle names, one-syllable girl middle names
“Trust, belief; English. One of the three theological virtues”
From Vintage girl names, puritan virtue names
How popular is Faith?
- US rank in 2025
- #254
- 1,212 babies, 754 per million girls
- Best rank
- #48 in 2002
- Most babies: 5,597 in 2003
- Babies since 1880
- At least 147,851
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 66 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 105 per million |
| 1900s | 100 per million |
| 1910s | 128 per million |
| 1920s | 176 per million |
| 1930s | 299 per million |
| 1940s | 313 per million |
| 1950s | 362 per million |
| 1960s | 383 per million |
| 1970s | 411 per million |
| 1980s | 388 per million |
| 1990s | 1,085 per million |
| 2000s | 2,641 per million |
| 2010s | 1,828 per million |
| 2020s | 934 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #99 | #117 | #122 | #124 | #134 | #165 | #188 | #237 | #248 | #254 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Faith
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- FarahJoy, happiness (Arabic, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- VeraFaith, a Christian virtue (Slavic, girl)
- NajmuddinStar of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- ShamsuddinSun of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- Ala ad-DinExcellence of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- Burhan ad-DinProof of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- FeFaith (Latin, girl)
- ImanFaith, belief (Arabic, girl)
- ImaniFaith, belief (Swahili, girl)
- Izz ad-DinGlory of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- Jamal ad-DinBeauty of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- Kamal ad-DinPerfection of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- KenshinHumility and trust (Japanese, boy)
- Khayr ad-DinGoodness of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- Najm ad-DinStar of the faith (Arabic, boy)
- NobunagaTrust and long (Japanese, boy)
Middle names for Faith
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
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- EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
- HeatherHeather plant (English, girl)
- LillyVariant of Lily, the flower (English, girl)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AddisonSon of Adam (English, girl)
- AloraVariant of Elora, probably invented; used in the film Willow (English, girl)
- AmoraApparently a modern coinage based on Latin amor, love (English, girl)
- AutumnFall season (English, girl)
- BayA sheltered curve of coast (English, unisex)
- BriarThorny wild shrub (English, girl)
- BrynleeVariant of Brinley, a blend of Bryn and lee (English, girl)
- CallaCalla lily (English, girl)
- DarleneDarling (English, girl)
Faith: common questions
What does the name Faith mean?
Faith comes from English and means "faith, trust".
Is Faith a boy or girl name?
Faith is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 1,212 girls and 8 boys in the US were named Faith, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Faith come from?
Faith comes from English and means "faith, trust". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Faith?
Faith ranked #254 in the US in 2025, with 1,212 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Faith?
Names spelled like Faith include Farah.
What middle names go with Faith?
Middle names that flow well with Faith include Crystal, Dahlia, Gabrielle, Gemma and Isabel. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.