A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Faith
unadorned · monosyllabic · compact
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from Middle English feith, borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid, from the Latin fides. English speakers began adopting abstract nouns as given names in the seventeenth century. In the United States, the name entered federal tallies in 1880 as a modest entry before climbing toward the turn of the twenty-first century.
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 5,612 souls, A.D. 2003 2025
2025: 1,220 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
27 yrs
Most Faiths were born around 2003 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.
Peak Reign
2003
№50 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 51%
then Gen Alpha 22% · Millennial 11%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈148K ever born · now falling
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Faith grew up with
SSA DataSilly Bandz·early Minecraft servers·YouTube after school
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Faith peaked in 2003.
Estimated average age: 27.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Faith sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Faith sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Faith. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone born within arm's reach of 2003 who likely owned a metallic silver portable CD player. Despite a run stretching back to 1880, more than half of all living bearers belong to Generation Z. A Faith tends to be pictured carrying a stainless steel travel tumbler that has survived three apartment moves and keeping an orderly glove compartment. The name arrives without phonetic clutter, finishes in one syllable, and requires no spelling corrections at order counters.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its peak in 2003 at rank 50 with about six thousand births, coinciding with the commercial zenith of country-pop radio.
Field Note 02
With an average age of twenty-seven, the name sits squarely in early adulthood despite entries on the ledger dating back to 1880.
Field Note 03
Federal counts recorded 1,220 births in 2025, marking a downward slide from its turn-of-the-century high.
Notable Faiths
AI-WrittenFaith Ringgoldartist, b. 1930
Faith Fordactress, b. 1964
Faith Evanssinger, b. 1973
Ephemera — If Faith were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Fort Collins, Colorado
Color
Chambray blue
Job
Speech-language pathologist
Object
Metal ruler with cork backing
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