Faith Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#307
1997	#260
1998	#290
1999	#279
2000	#199
2001	#124
2002	#119
2003	#98
2004	#82
2005	#69
2006	#61
2007	#73
2008	#80
2009	#73
2010	#65
2011	#63
2012	#73
2013	#74
2014	#88
2015	#104
2016	#118
2017	#135
2018	#135
2019	#148
2020	#165
2021	#175
2024	#278

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #42 in Northern Ireland in 2014.

Faith's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#278	168	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#175	290	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#165	308	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#148	343	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#135	390	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#135	394	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#118	484	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#104	549	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#88	642	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#74	735	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#73	868	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#63	914	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#65	947	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#73	869	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#80	761	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#73	821	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#61	952	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#69	813	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#82	625	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#98	522	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#119	389	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#124	376	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#199	210	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#279	130	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#290	127	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#260	150	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#307	116	High	Demonstration data
2023	New Zealand	female	#98	40	High	Demonstration data
2017	New Zealand	female	#98	41	High	Demonstration data
2016	New Zealand	female	#90	46	High	Demonstration data
2013	New Zealand	female	#97	43	High	Demonstration data
2012	New Zealand	female	#97	46	High	Demonstration data
2011	New Zealand	female	#66	58	High	Demonstration data
2010	New Zealand	female	#94	45	High	Demonstration data
2009	New Zealand	female	#92	45	High	Demonstration data
2007	New Zealand	female	#62	65	High	Demonstration data
2006	New Zealand	female	#94	45	High	Demonstration data
2005	New Zealand	female	#84	44	High	Demonstration data
2004	New Zealand	female	#83	51	High	Demonstration data
2003	New Zealand	female	#67	58	High	Demonstration data
2002	New Zealand	female	#80	51	High	Demonstration data
2001	New Zealand	female	#95	47	High	Demonstration data
2000	New Zealand	female	#92	50	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#97	21	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#115	18	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#85	25	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#89	25	High	Demonstration data
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#78	27	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#66	34	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#60	37	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#64	37	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#51	45	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#81	31	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#42	57	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#56	40	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#55	46	High	Demonstration data
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#43	61	High	Demonstration data
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#48	53	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#45	54	High	Demonstration data
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#56	40	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#57	39	High	Demonstration data
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#68	32	High	Demonstration data
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#59	34	High	Demonstration data
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#74	27	High	Demonstration data
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#147	12	High	Demonstration data
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#128	15	High	Demonstration data
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#115	16	High	Demonstration data
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#198	7	High	Demonstration data
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#227	6	High	Demonstration data
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#261	5	High	Demonstration data
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#221	7	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#413	9	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	10	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#555	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#420	9	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	13	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	14	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#271	17	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#244	19	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#289	16	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#187	27	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	28	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	28	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	33	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	30	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#194	30	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	35	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#139	45	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#212	26	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#177	32	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	34	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	31	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#153	29	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#140	33	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#157	26	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	27	High	Demonstration data
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#261	12	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	7	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	4	High	Demonstration data
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#394	6	High	Demonstration data
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#207	18	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.