Faith is a distinctive choice, ranked #278 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Faith in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#278
US Rank #249
About the Name Faith
Faith has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 113 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #61 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 12 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Faith is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #249, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Faith
Unlikely. With around 168 UK babies named Faith per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faith in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faith has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 113 places in the last five years. Its peak was #61 in 2006. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Faith is more popular in the US (#249) than in the UK (#278). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Faith include: Faith Ford — Faith Alexis Ford is an American actress.; Confessor of the Faith — Confessor of the Faith is a title given by some Christian traditions..
Faith appears in the US top 500 at #249 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
168
UK babies named Faith (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 113 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Faith
Likely around 1 other Faith in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Faith
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Confessor of the Faith is a title given by some Christian traditions. In Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Christians who professed their faith in times of Christian persecution and therefore had to suffer persecution, exile, torture, mutilation or imprisonment, but not directly undergo martyrdom, are called confessors (Latin: confessores).