The first name Faith

In 2025, 162 girls were named Faith, making it the 281st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 952 births (#61).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Faith with other names.

In 2025, 1,212 girls born in the United States were named Faith, the 254th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 5,597 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Faith

• Fay

• Faith Hill
  American country singer (born 1967)
• Faith Evans
  American singer (born 1973)
• Faith Ford
  American actress (born 1964)
• Faith Ringgold
  American artist and author (1930–2024)
• Faith Leech
  Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, 1941–2013
• Faith Domergue
  American actress (1924–1999)
• Saint Faith
  Gallo-Roman saint, 290–303
• Faith Prince
  American actress, born 1957
• Faith Leon
  American pornographic actress, born 1985
• Faith Minton
  Actress and stuntwoman, born 1957
• Faith Bacon
  American burlesque dancer (1910–1956)
• Faith Brook
  British actress (1922-2012)

How popular is the name Faith?

In 2025, 162 girls born in England and Wales were named Faith, ranking 281st. Its peak was 2006, with 952 births.

What are nicknames for Faith?

Common nicknames for Faith include Fay.

Is Faith a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 148,142 US babies named Faith since 1880 were girls.

When was Faith most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 5,597 babies were named Faith, its highest rank at 50th.

Is Faith also a surname?

Yes. Faith is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.