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Hope

Hope ranks #158 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 14 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #142 among girl dog names.
Hope's popularity trend

Hope's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
14
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#158
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−55
2014 → 2019
Gender split
91% female
91% female9% male

Gender split comes from 53 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Hope mean?
/ˈhoʊp/1 syllableOrigin: English and a surname

Hope is a straightforward virtue word name, taken from the English word for a feeling of expectation and desire for good things to come. It has also long served as a surname, later adopted as a given name in its own right.

It's a small word that carries a lot of warmth, an optimistic choice for a pet who came into your life at the right moment, or simply one who lights up a room.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Hope shows up

Cats named Hope per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
DarwinNT, AU0.26%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

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