Faith
Girl name · 1,048 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Faith: 1,048 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 61 births in 2010.
Faith comes from the Old French "feid" and Latin "fides," meaning trust or belief, and was adopted as a given name by English Puritans in the 17th century as one of the cardinal virtues. Country singer Faith Hill brought modern fame to the name, while artist and author Faith Ringgold is celebrated for her story quilts and children's books. Though no major city bears the name, a small town in South Dakota shares the same virtuous root. Faith is often grouped with its sister virtues Hope and Charity in naming patterns, and its simplicity has kept it steadily popular in Scotland since the 1970s, never falling out of the top 200.
Girl 43 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 201061 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #19820 babies
- Total births
- 1,048since 1975
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 33%vs prior 5y