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
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 1,420 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 72,142since 1880
Faye over time
Rank among girls' names. Faye has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #514 | 579 | — | |
| 2024 | #539 | 563 | — | |
| 2023 | #500 | 612 | — | |
| 2022 | #564 | 537 | — | |
| 2021 | #603 | 496 | — | |
| 2020 | #687 | 414 | — | |
| 2019 | #694 | 416 | — | |
| 2018 | #700 | 415 | — | |
| 2017 | #709 | 405 | — | |
| 2016 | #822 | 349 | — | |
| 2015 | #930 | 292 | — | |
| 2014 | #911 | 297 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,008 | 247 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,069 | 234 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,469 | 152 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,414 | 162 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,629 | 137 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,620 | 140 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,770 | 121 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,833 | 111 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,533 | 134 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,734 | 111 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,125 | 82 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,771 | 102 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,995 | 85 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,998 | 83 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,368 | 62 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,498 | 55 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,328 | 57 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,558 | 49 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,255 | 58 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,267 | 57 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,713 | 87 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,894 | 74 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,892 | 74 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,701 | 80 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,891 | 65 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,446 | 90 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,249 | 109 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,249 | 109 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,126 | 122 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,303 | 93 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,107 | 127 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,017 | 142 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,125 | 121 | — | |
| 1979 | #905 | 164 | — | |
| 1978 | #919 | 154 | — | |
| 1977 | #952 | 145 | — | |
| 1976 | #992 | 128 | — | |
| 1975 | #917 | 141 | — | |
| 1974 | #871 | 149 | — | |
| 1973 | #958 | 125 | — | |
| 1972 | #848 | 153 | — | |
| 1971 | #750 | 195 | — | |
| 1970 | #729 | 204 | — | |
| 1969 | #653 | 234 | — | |
| 1968 | #614 | 245 | — | |
| 1967 | #602 | 248 | — | |
| 1966 | #573 | 270 | — | |
| 1965 | #519 | 338 | — | |
| 1964 | #464 | 437 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #445 | 477 | — | |
| 1962 | #414 | 556 | — | |
| 1961 | #377 | 657 | — | |
| 1960 | #337 | 782 | — | |
| 1959 | #341 | 772 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #311 | 856 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #298 | 941 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #279 | 974 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #262 | 1,029 | — | |
| 1954 | #245 | 1,097 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #253 | 1,029 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #226 | 1,221 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #219 | 1,237 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #210 | 1,271 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #207 | 1,292 | — | |
| 1948 | #200 | 1,345 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #193 | 1,383 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #182 | 1,422 | — | |
| 1945 | #169 | 1,376 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #165 | 1,353 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #163 | 1,468 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #175 | 1,304 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #160 | 1,377 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #153 | 1,391 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #161 | 1,328 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #162 | 1,323 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #160 | 1,300 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #162 | 1,215 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #161 | 1,257 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #146 | 1,420 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #153 | 1,202 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #159 | 1,223 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #158 | 1,188 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #177 | 1,099 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #182 | 1,080 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #192 | 1,078 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #187 | 1,093 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #173 | 1,219 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #201 | 1,011 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #212 | 920 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #203 | 984 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #210 | 924 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #202 | 989 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #208 | 935 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #202 | 925 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #206 | 932 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #197 | 931 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #204 | 865 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #209 | 790 | #1,553 | 20 |
| 1914 | #198 | 663 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #194 | 561 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #207 | 459 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #183 | 388 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #208 | 312 | — | |
| 1909 | #217 | 261 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #184 | 311 | — | |
| 1907 | #194 | 268 | — | |
| 1906 | #199 | 239 | — | |
| 1905 | #227 | 189 | — | |
| 1904 | #205 | 214 | — | |
| 1903 | #219 | 190 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #220 | 183 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #226 | 161 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #229 | 194 | — | |
| 1899 | #251 | 125 | — | |
| 1898 | #238 | 153 | — | |
| 1897 | #225 | 148 | — | |
| 1896 | #240 | 132 | — | |
| 1895 | #259 | 118 | — | |
| 1894 | #245 | 121 | — | |
| 1893 | #256 | 107 | — | |
| 1892 | #269 | 97 | — | |
| 1891 | #298 | 70 | — | |
| 1890 | #329 | 59 | — | |
| 1889 | #334 | 55 | — | |
| 1888 | #320 | 56 | — | |
| 1887 | #328 | 42 | — | |
| 1886 | #356 | 36 | — | |
| 1885 | #373 | 30 | — | |
| 1884 | #416 | 23 | — | |
| 1883 | #517 | 14 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #491 | 12 | — | |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#73 · 1 in 305
- Alabama#78 · 1 in 305
- North Dakota#89 · 1 in 324
- Kentucky#90 · 1 in 418
- Mississippi#94 · 1 in 374
Best ever in a state: #35 in Utah, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #73 | 89 | 1 in 305 |
| Alabama | #78 | 93 | 1 in 305 |
| North Dakota | #89 | 16 | 1 in 324 |
| Kentucky | #90 | 66 | 1 in 418 |
| Mississippi | #94 | 59 | 1 in 374 |
| North Carolina | #96 | 95 | 1 in 388 |
| Maine | #97 | 17 | 1 in 358 |
| Utah | #107 | 11 | 1 in 433 |
| Georgia | #110 | 73 | 1 in 426 |
| Virginia | #112 | 51 | 1 in 467 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 52 | 1 in 435 |
| Arkansas | #123 | 33 | 1 in 551 |
| Montana | #125 | 8 | 1 in 518 |
| Texas | #136 | 93 | 1 in 613 |
| Pennsylvania | #137 | 93 | 1 in 777 |
| Florida | #138 | 25 | 1 in 552 |
| South Carolina | #146 | 34 | 1 in 622 |
| Maryland | #149 | 16 | 1 in 751 |
| Missouri | #150 | 34 | 1 in 789 |
| Ohio | #154 | 50 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Idaho | #155 | 6 | 1 in 683 |
| Minnesota | #155 | 21 | 1 in 1,013 |
| South Dakota | #158 | 6 | 1 in 786 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 25 | 1 in 801 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 22 | 1 in 853 |
| Michigan | #169 | 34 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Wisconsin | #177 | 17 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Nebraska | #179 | 8 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Kansas | #181 | 11 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Washington | #189 | 8 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Oregon | #200 | 5 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Colorado | #201 | 8 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Illinois | #226 | 28 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Indiana | #228 | 12 | 1 in 2,116 |
| Iowa | #233 | 9 | 1 in 2,119 |
| California | #256 | 26 | 1 in 1,754 |
| New York | #281 | 31 | 1 in 2,748 |
| Massachusetts | #294 | 7 | 1 in 4,032 |
| New Jersey | #301 | 7 | 1 in 3,562 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #146 (1,420 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1979
- Highest: 1 in 735 girls born in 1934 were named Faye (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,776 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 19.0% of all girls named Faye (13,711) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 296 | #320 (1888) | #417 |
| 1890s | 1,130 | #225 (1897) | #261 |
| 1900s | 2,210 | #184 (1908) | #212 |
| 1910s | 6,826 | #183 (1911) | #201 |
| 1920s | 10,233 | #173 (1926) | #197 |
| 1930s | 12,555 | #146 (1934) | #160 |
| 1940s | 13,711 | #153 (1940) | #177 |
| 1950s | 10,427 | #210 (1950) | #264 |
| 1960s | 4,244 | #337 (1960) | #500 |
| 1970s | 1,558 | #729 (1970) | #884 |
| 1980s | 1,058 | #1,017 (1981) | #1,321 |
| 1990s | 618 | #1,713 (1992) | #2,246 |
| 2000s | 1,106 | #1,533 (2005) | #1,801 |
| 2010s | 2,969 | #694 (2019) | #973 |
| 2020s | 3,201 | #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 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 826 of them was named Faye, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 138,357 of them was named Faye, which outranked 34.2% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).