Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Hope
/HOPE/
Meaning
“Hopeful”
English virtue name from Old English, representing optimistic emotional aspiration rather than religious doctrine.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Virtue names experienced sharp 2000s-2020s growth; Hope rides that wave but less trendy than Faith or Grace.
The cultural moment.
US and Canada show sustained growth 2005-2025; virtue name category expanding in urban millennial parents.