Faith
Faith comes directly from the English word "faith," derived from the Latin "fides" — meaning trust, belief, or loyalty. The name is one of the three classic "theological virtues" of Christian tradition (faith, hope, and love), and Faith, Hope, and Charity were often given as sister names in Puritan families. The first recorded use as a name in English dates to the 16th century. Faith was moderately popular in early 20th-century America, declined mid-century, and had a significant revival in the 1990s. It entered the US top 100 in 1999 and stayed for nearly a decade. The driver was the broader trend toward virtue and word names (Grace, Hope, Joy), and the country singer Faith Hill (born 1967) gave the name a powerful celebrity association. I find Faith has a quiet dignity — the single syllable gives it weight, and the "th" ending gives it a slight archaic quality. The name literally describes a quality, which gives it a transparency that more metaphorical names lack. Faith has been in the US top 300 for most of the past 30 years. Faith is a female name of English (virtue name) origin that means "Faith, trust". Quiet, principled, and direct. The name sounds serious. Faiths tend to be steady. US top 100 from 1999-2010. Now top 300. Well-known people named Faith include Faith Hill (singer), Faith Evans (singer), Faith (theological virtue), Faith (Buffy character). Common variations and related forms of Faith include Fides (Latin), Faye (related), Fidelia (Latin elaboration), Fifi (nickname).