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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • 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: #484 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,919 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMNIllinois: #666 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,606 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,714 girlsWIMichigan: #541 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,788 girlsMINew York: #809 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,480 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedIAIndiana: #489 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,974 girlsINOhio: #710 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,326 girlsOHPennsylvania: #481 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,954 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #967 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 11,831 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMOKentucky: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,422 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWVVirginia: #323 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsVAMaryland: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,599 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #308 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #342 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #670 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,060 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMSAlabama: #510 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,351 girlsALGeorgia: #490 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedHITexas: #974 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,741 girlsTXFlorida: #551 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,694 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#308 · 1 in 2,182
  2. Virginia#323 · 1 in 2,354
  3. Wisconsin#323 · 1 in 2,714
  4. District of Columbia#342 · 1 in 2,014
  5. Arkansas#389 · 1 in 2,599

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#308181 in 2,182
Virginia#323141 in 2,354
Wisconsin#323121 in 2,714
District of Columbia#34251 in 2,014
Arkansas#38951 in 2,599
Kentucky#39871 in 3,422
South Carolina#39871 in 2,901
Pennsylvania#481171 in 4,954
Washington#48461 in 3,919
Indiana#48981 in 4,974
Georgia#49091 in 4,184
Alabama#51061 in 4,351
Maryland#51551 in 5,056
Michigan#541121 in 5,788
Florida#55191 in 4,694
Illinois#666111 in 7,606
Louisiana#67051 in 6,060
Ohio#71081 in 10,326
New York#809131 in 10,480
California#967131 in 11,831
Texas#97481 in 11,741
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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 1968

girls
#614
245 births · 1 in 6,695 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #614Faye245
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 6,695 of them was named Faye, which outranked 92.5% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #611Maritza247
  2. #611Michell247
  3. #613Rosalyn246
  4. #614Faye245
  5. #615Latonia244
  6. #616Elsa243
  7. #616Lolita243
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →