Girl
Faith
A Puritan virtue name from 17th-century New England that, unlike many of its counterparts, has remained popular ever since. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share.
Middle EnglishMiddle English "feith" – trust, belief
LatinLatin "fides" – loyalty, confidence
Births by decade
1900s
294
1910s
1,040
1920s
2,104
1930s
3,190
1940s
4,529
1950s
6,962
1960s
7,002
1970s
6,359
1980s
6,685
1990s
19,557
2000s
48,840
2010s
27,104
Peaked in the 2000s · 133,666 total U.S. births since 1900