Faye

#514 for girls in 2025, 579 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #3,601
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1934 · 1,420 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
72,142
since 1880

Faye over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Faye has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #146, 1934girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#514579—
2024#539563—
2023#500612—
2022#564537—
2021#603496—
2020#687414—
2019#694416—
2018#700415—
2017#709405—
2016#822349—
2015#930292—
2014#911297—
2013#1,008247—
2012#1,069234—
2011#1,469152—
2010#1,414162—
2009#1,629137—
2008#1,620140—
2007#1,770121—
2006#1,833111—
2005#1,533134—
2004#1,734111—
2003#2,12582—
2002#1,771102—
2001#1,99585—
2000#1,99883—
1999#2,36862—
1998#2,49855—
1997#2,32857—
1996#2,55849—
1995#2,68745—
1994#2,25558—
1993#2,26757—
1992#1,71387—
1991#1,89474—
1990#1,89274—
1989#1,70180—
1988#1,89165—
1987#1,44690—
1986#1,249109—
1985#1,249109—
1984#1,126122—
1983#1,30393—
1982#1,107127—
1981#1,017142—
1980#1,125121—
1979#905164—
1978#919154—
1977#952145—
1976#992128—
1975#917141—
1974#871149—
1973#958125—
1972#848153—
1971#750195—
1970#729204—
1969#653234—
1968#614245—
1967#602248—
1966#573270—
1965#519338—
1964#464437#3,6016
1963#445477—
1962#414556—
1961#377657—
1960#337782—
1959#341772#3,9885
1958#311856#3,0338
1957#298941#3,2577
1956#279974#2,7989
1955#2621,029—
1954#2451,097#2,9428
1953#2531,029#3,7985
1952#2261,221#3,0957
1951#2191,237#2,8448
1950#2101,271#2,7708
1949#2071,292—
1948#2001,345#2,7888
1947#1931,383#2,35611
1946#1821,422—
1945#1691,376#2,5748
1944#1651,353#3,4305
1943#1631,468#2,40510
1942#1751,304#2,38610
1941#1601,377#3,5055
1940#1531,391#1,68017
1939#1611,328#2,6098
1938#1621,323#1,97613
1937#1601,300#2,4799
1936#1621,215#2,18411
1935#1611,257#3,2526
1934#1461,420#2,7428
1933#1531,202#1,90514
1932#1591,223#1,65119
1931#1581,188#2,47110
1930#1771,099#2,17813
1929#1821,080#2,9808
1928#1921,078#3,0768
1927#1871,093#2,03416
1926#1731,219#2,18614
1925#2011,011#2,75510
1924#212920#2,04316
1923#203984#2,22414
1922#210924#2,34713
1921#202989#2,26514
1920#208935#2,23114
1919#202925#2,06315
1918#206932#1,99816
1917#197931#2,09114
1916#204865#1,84916
1915#209790#1,55320
1914#198663#2,6517
1913#194561#1,49713
1912#207459#1,8858
1911#183388#1,5376
1910#208312—
1909#217261#1,4405
1908#184311—
1907#194268—
1906#199239—
1905#227189—
1904#205214—
1903#219190#1,1305
1902#220183#1,1375
1901#226161#1,0585
1900#229194—
1899#251125—
1898#238153—
1897#225148—
1896#240132—
1895#259118—
1894#245121—
1893#256107—
1892#26997—
1891#29870—
1890#32959—
1889#33455—
1888#32056—
1887#32842—
1886#35636—
1885#37330—
1884#41623—
1883#51714—
1882#40720—
1881#49112—
1880#6288—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Faye was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Faye is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNHWashington: #201 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsWAIdaho: #126 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 450 girlsIDMontana: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 853 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #214 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsMNIllinois: #176 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsILWisconsin: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsWIMichigan: #238 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMINew York: #249 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedRIOregon: #116 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 486 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsSDIowa: #102 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 460 girlsIAIndiana: #175 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsINOhio: #179 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsOHPennsylvania: #247 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,879 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsCTCalifornia: #224 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsCAUtah: #62 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 212 girlsUTColorado: #164 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 849 girlsCONebraska: #115 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 512 girlsNEMissouri: #115 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 524 girlsMOKentucky: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsKYWest Virginia: #145 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 723 girlsWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #166 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 599 girlsNMKansas: #153 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 740 girlsKSArkansas: #108 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 381 girlsARTennessee: #246 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #147 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 727 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #269 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,136 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #74 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 282 girlsOKLouisiana: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsLAMississippi: #260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsMSAlabama: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsALGeorgia: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedHITexas: #98 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 433 girlsTXFlorida: #224 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#62 · 1 in 212
  2. Oklahoma#74 · 1 in 282
  3. Texas#98 · 1 in 433
  4. Iowa#102 · 1 in 460
  5. Arkansas#108 · 1 in 381

Best ever in a state: #35 in Utah, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#62211 in 212
Oklahoma#74651 in 282
Texas#981041 in 433
Iowa#102451 in 460
Arkansas#108431 in 381
Missouri#115551 in 524
Nebraska#115221 in 512
Oregon#116101 in 486
Idaho#12681 in 450
West Virginia#145211 in 723
North Carolina#147421 in 727
Kansas#153201 in 740
Colorado#16481 in 849
New Mexico#16651 in 599
Montana#16961 in 853
Indiana#175201 in 1,185
Illinois#176501 in 1,158
Ohio#179431 in 1,116
Wisconsin#190181 in 1,307
Washington#20171 in 1,198
Connecticut#20581 in 1,634
South Dakota#20951 in 1,168
Minnesota#214141 in 1,546
California#224131 in 1,504
Florida#22471 in 1,240
Georgia#232191 in 1,650
Michigan#238171 in 1,898
Tennessee#246141 in 1,650
Pennsylvania#247311 in 2,879
Kentucky#248151 in 1,603
New York#249381 in 2,473
Mississippi#260111 in 1,637
South Carolina#26991 in 2,136
Louisiana#274111 in 1,612
Virginia#28191 in 2,697
Alabama#287131 in 1,989
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Faye
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 25 spots since 2024 (#539 → #514)
  • 173 spots since 2020 (#687 → #514)
  • 416 spots since 2015 (#930 → #514)
  • Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1881 (#628 → #491)
  • Biggest drop: 220 spots in 1980 (#905 → #1,125)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #146 (1,420 births)
  • Births halved by 1961, 27 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 112 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1979
Share of babies · girls
1 in 735
  • Highest: 1 in 735 girls born in 1934 were named Faye (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,776 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 19.0% of all girls named Faye (13,711) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s296#320 (1888)#417
1890s1,130#225 (1897)#261
1900s2,210#184 (1908)#212
1910s6,826#183 (1911)#201
1920s10,233#173 (1926)#197
1930s12,555#146 (1934)#160
1940s13,711#153 (1940)#177
1950s10,427#210 (1950)#264
1960s4,244#337 (1960)#500
1970s1,558#729 (1970)#884
1980s1,058#1,017 (1981)#1,321
1990s618#1,713 (1992)#2,246
2000s1,106#1,533 (2005)#1,801
2010s2,969#694 (2019)#973
2020s3,201#500 (2023)#568

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Faye in 1916

girls
#204
865 births · 1 in 1,207 girls
boys
#1,849
16 births · 1 in 55,630 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #204Faye865

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #1,849Faye16
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,207 of them was named Faye, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #201Effie878
  2. #202Angelina871
  3. #203Sue868
  4. #204Faye865
  5. #205Ora857
  6. #206Iva844
  7. #206Susan844
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 55,630 of them was named Faye, which outranked 59.2% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #1,771Willaim17
  2. #1,771Wilmar17
  3. #1,771Zachary17
  4. #1,849Faye16
  5. #1,849Abbott16
  6. #1,849Addie16
  7. #1,849Akira16
  8. #1,949Aden15
  9. #1,949Aime15
  10. #1,949Albertus15

Tied with 99 names at #1,849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →