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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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 1935

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedAKMaine: #125 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 573 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNHWashington: #170 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 997 girlsWAIdaho: #130 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 503 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 551 girlsNDMinnesota: #185 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsMNIllinois: #188 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsILWisconsin: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsWIMichigan: #147 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 905 girlsMINew York: #271 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,671 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,770 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedRIOregon: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 633 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #95 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 385 girlsSDIowa: #174 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 948 girlsINOhio: #147 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 974 girlsOHPennsylvania: #137 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 813 girlsPANew Jersey: #256 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #218 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsCAUtah: #73 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 291 girlsUTColorado: #172 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 886 girlsCONebraska: #189 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsNEMissouri: #175 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMOKentucky: #89 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 375 girlsKYWest Virginia: #167 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 877 girlsWVVirginia: #136 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 654 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 888 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 777 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNMKansas: #127 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 611 girlsKSArkansas: #129 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 526 girlsARTennessee: #97 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 434 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 406 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #139 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 621 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 819 girlsDCOklahoma: #135 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 578 girlsOKLouisiana: #150 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 643 girlsLAMississippi: #134 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 552 girlsMSAlabama: #67 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 296 girlsALGeorgia: #126 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 522 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedHITexas: #158 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 709 girlsTXFlorida: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 693 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#67 · 1 in 296
  2. Utah#73 · 1 in 291
  3. Kentucky#89 · 1 in 375
  4. South Dakota#95 · 1 in 385
  5. Tennessee#97 · 1 in 434

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#67991 in 296
Utah#73161 in 291
Kentucky#89711 in 375
South Dakota#95131 in 385
Tennessee#97631 in 434
North Carolina#100901 in 406
Maine#125111 in 573
Georgia#126581 in 522
Kansas#127211 in 611
Oregon#12881 in 633
Arkansas#129361 in 526
Idaho#13071 in 503
North Dakota#132101 in 551
Mississippi#134401 in 552
Oklahoma#135381 in 578
Virginia#136351 in 654
Pennsylvania#137881 in 813
South Carolina#139331 in 621
District of Columbia#14351 in 819
Michigan#147421 in 905
Ohio#147471 in 974
Maryland#149131 in 888
Indiana#150241 in 948
Louisiana#150321 in 643
Texas#158801 in 709
Wisconsin#161181 in 1,258
Florida#165181 in 693
West Virginia#167211 in 877
Washington#17091 in 997
Colorado#17291 in 886
Iowa#174151 in 1,203
Missouri#175261 in 1,013
Minnesota#185141 in 1,381
Illinois#188381 in 1,327
Nebraska#18981 in 1,202
Arizona#19551 in 777
California#218271 in 1,293
Massachusetts#235101 in 2,770
New Jersey#25681 in 2,934
New York#271311 in 2,671
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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 1935

girls
#161
1,257 births · 1 in 834 girls
boys
#3,252
6 births · 1 in 173,559 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #161Faye1,257

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #3,252Faye6
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 834 of them was named Faye, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #158Carrie1,278
  2. #159Violet1,274
  3. #160Mae1,267
  4. #161Faye1,257
  5. #162Maureen1,230
  6. #163Rebecca1,208
  7. #164Rachel1,198
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Faye, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #2,951Yancey7
  2. #2,951York7
  3. #2,951Zed7
  4. #3,252Faye6
  5. #3,252Abdon6
  6. #3,252Adams6
  7. #3,252Agustine6
  8. #3,645Abb5
  9. #3,645Abundio5
  10. #3,645Acencion5

Tied with 392 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →