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Hopeful Baby Names

16 Hopeful names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 16 baby names with a hopeful feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.

Hopeful Girl Names

Amila#2358 in the U.S.hope, aspirationMazel#4487 in the U.S.From the Hebrew/Yiddish mazel, 'luck; good fortune' (as in mazel tov, 'good luck; congratulatioNashira#8817 in the U.S.Nashira is the traditional Arabic-derived name of a star in the constellation Capricornus, fromIlwad#9094 in the U.S.From the Somali Ilwad, 'offspring; children; a new generation; descendants.' A warm name celebrHodan#12390 in the U.S.From the Somali Hodan, 'prosperity; wealth; abundance; well-off.' A warm, hopeful Somali name.Jurney#12744 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Journey, the English word 'a trip; a passage from one place to another' Naveena#13183 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit naveena/navina, 'new; fresh; young' — a bright, hopeful sense of renewal. NotAmaal#13534 in the U.S.Amaal romanizes the Arabic name Amal, the plural of amal, 'hope' — so 'hopes; aspirations'. It Idman#14465 in the U.S.From the Somali Idman, 'grace; good fortune; blessing.' A warm, hopeful name from the Horn of A

Hopeful Boy Names

Nasib#10552 in the U.S.From the Arabic nasib, 'fate; destiny; one's lot; good fortune' — and in a separate sense 'kinsNayeem#11598 in the U.S.From the Arabic na'im, 'comfort; ease; bliss; the blessings of paradise' — a warm, hopeful virtAyyash#12349 in the U.S.From the Arabic Ayyash, 'one who lives long; long-lived,' from the root '-y-sh ('to live'). A cBahati#12514 in the U.S.Bahati is a Swahili name from East Africa meaning 'luck' or 'fortune'. It carries a hopeful, blBasheer#12583 in the U.S.From the Arabic Bashir, 'bringer of good news; herald of glad tidings,' from the root b-sh-r. IHarutyun#12747 in the U.S.From the Armenian Harutyun, 'resurrection' — a name tied to Easter and the Christian faith in AFaraj#12855 in the U.S.Faraj is an Arabic name meaning 'relief,' 'remedy' or 'the easing of distress' — the sense of h

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What are popular Hopeful baby names?

Popular Hopeful baby names include Amila, Mazel, Nashira, Ilwad, Nasib, Nayeem. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

How many Hopeful baby names are here?

More4Kids lists 16 Hopeful baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.