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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #146, 1934girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2018

  • 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: #600 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,765 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: #637 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsMNIllinois: #536 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,549 girlsILWisconsin: #463 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,023 girlsWIMichigan: #539 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsMINew York: #565 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsNYMassachusetts: #390 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedRIOregon: #628 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,799 girlsORNevada: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedSDIowa: #506 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsIAIndiana: #632 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,972 girlsINOhio: #543 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,551 girlsOHPennsylvania: #579 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,795 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #676 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsCAUtah: #299 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsUTColorado: #472 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsCONebraska: #416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsNEMissouri: #519 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWVVirginia: #847 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,493 girlsVAMaryland: #787 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,892 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDEArizona: #580 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNMKansas: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,098 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #989 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,626 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #728 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,608 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedHITexas: #954 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,480 girlsTXFlorida: #1,170 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,735 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Utah#299 · 1 in 1,192
  2. Kansas#324 · 1 in 1,206
  3. Massachusetts#390 · 1 in 1,758
  4. Nevada#396 · 1 in 1,517
  5. Nebraska#416 · 1 in 1,499

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#299141 in 1,192
Kansas#324101 in 1,206
Massachusetts#390141 in 1,758
Nevada#39671 in 1,517
Nebraska#41651 in 1,499
Wisconsin#463111 in 2,023
Colorado#472111 in 2,024
Iowa#50661 in 2,046
Missouri#519111 in 2,408
Illinois#536211 in 2,549
Michigan#539161 in 2,515
Ohio#543201 in 2,551
New York#565311 in 2,796
Pennsylvania#579181 in 2,795
Arizona#580111 in 2,672
Washington#600111 in 2,765
Oregon#62851 in 2,799
Indiana#632101 in 2,972
Minnesota#63781 in 2,936
California#676521 in 3,644
Oklahoma#72851 in 3,130
Maryland#78761 in 3,892
Virginia#84781 in 4,493
Texas#954291 in 5,480
North Carolina#98981 in 5,626
Tennessee#1,09851 in 6,235
Georgia#1,16571 in 6,608
Florida#1,170111 in 7,735
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arkansas———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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
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 2018

girls
#700
415 births · 1 in 4,099 girls

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #700Faye415
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,099 of them was named Faye, which outranked 96.1% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #696Zariyah418
  2. #698Armani417
  3. #699Joelle416
  4. #700Faye415
  5. #700Addilynn415
  6. #700Jolie415
  7. #700Rebekah415
  8. #704Rayna414
  9. #704Yareli414
  10. #706Nalani413

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →