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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #428 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsWAIdaho: #298 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #509 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsMNIllinois: #508 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsILWisconsin: #371 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsWIMichigan: #666 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsMINew York: #683 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsNYMassachusetts: #730 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,977 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedRIOregon: #353 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsORNevada: 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: #744 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,502 girlsINOhio: #534 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsOHPennsylvania: #645 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,022 girlsPANew Jersey: #709 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,484 girlsNJConnecticut: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsCTCalifornia: #617 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 3,226 girlsCAUtah: #268 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsUTColorado: #438 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsCONebraska: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsNEMissouri: #556 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,014 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,690 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDEArizona: #573 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedNMKansas: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsKSArkansas: #482 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,085 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,233 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #763 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,461 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #724 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,955 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: #955 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,943 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Faye, so not publishedHITexas: #929 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,098 girlsTXFlorida: #1,118 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,705 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#268 · 1 in 1,074
  2. Idaho#298 · 1 in 1,019
  3. Kansas#323 · 1 in 1,145
  4. Nebraska#340 · 1 in 1,185
  5. Oregon#353 · 1 in 1,309

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#268151 in 1,074
Idaho#29861 in 1,019
Kansas#323101 in 1,145
Nebraska#34061 in 1,185
Oregon#353101 in 1,309
Wisconsin#371141 in 1,484
Washington#428161 in 1,821
Colorado#438121 in 1,796
Arkansas#48261 in 1,721
Illinois#508211 in 2,322
Minnesota#509101 in 2,166
Connecticut#51851 in 2,250
Ohio#534191 in 2,521
Missouri#556101 in 2,448
Arizona#573111 in 2,515
California#617541 in 3,226
Pennsylvania#645161 in 3,022
Michigan#666121 in 3,154
New York#683231 in 3,460
New Jersey#709101 in 3,484
Oklahoma#72451 in 2,955
Massachusetts#73061 in 3,977
Indiana#74481 in 3,502
South Carolina#76351 in 3,461
Texas#929301 in 5,098
Georgia#95591 in 4,943
Virginia#1,01461 in 5,690
North Carolina#1,08571 in 6,233
Florida#1,118121 in 6,705
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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 2020

girls
#687
414 births · 1 in 3,905 girls

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #687Faye414
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,905 of them was named Faye, which outranked 96.1% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Faye
  1. #682Kenna416
  2. #685Kimber415
  3. #685Laurel415
  4. #687Faye414
  5. #687Braelyn414
  6. #687Kamiyah414
  7. #690Lina413
  8. #691Sunny412
  9. #692Calliope411

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

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →