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