| Aspen | Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The aspen tree | hope |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AS-pen | HOHP |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1973 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,518) | 2000 (2,321) |
| In 2025 | 1,179 | 868 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aspen | Hope |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8,108 | 6,849 |
| 2010s | 8,393 | 13,760 |
| 2000s | 4,888 | 18,690 |
| 1990s | 2,735 | 14,307 |
| 1980s | 467 | 7,624 |
| 1970s | 135 | 11,013 |
| 1960s | 0 | 8,733 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,008 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,009 |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,086 |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,376 |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,920 |
| 1900s | 0 | 429 |
| 1890s | 0 | 293 |
| 1880s | 0 | 128 |
An English nature name from the trembling aspen tree.
A direct English virtue name taken from the ordinary word 'hope', one of the trio of Christian virtue names (Faith, Hope, Charity) that came into use among Puritans in the 16th-17th centuries. The vocabulary word descends from Old English 'hopa'.
Aspen is more popular than Hope today: about 1,179 US babies were given the name Aspen in 2025, compared with 868 named Hope.
Aspen means The aspen tree (English origin), while Hope means hope (english origin).
In US records, Aspen first appears in 1973 and Hope in 1880, so Hope has the longer recorded history.