Hope is an English virtue name that means exactly what it says, "hope" or "trust", from the Old English hopa. It was adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century together with Faith and Charity, the three theological virtues, and has been in continuous use in America ever since. Hope ranked number 146 in the United States in 2000, its best this century, and has settled at number 352 in 2025.