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
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Faye has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| 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 | — | |
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Wisconsin#859 · 1 in 5,010
- Illinois#1,130 · 1 in 7,358
- Pennsylvania#1,232 · 1 in 9,224
- California#1,333 · 1 in 9,971
- New York#1,615 · 1 in 11,941
Best ever in a state: #35 in Utah, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #859 | 5 | 1 in 5,010 |
| Illinois | #1,130 | 9 | 1 in 7,358 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,232 | 6 | 1 in 9,224 |
| California | #1,333 | 23 | 1 in 9,971 |
| New York | #1,615 | 8 | 1 in 11,941 |
| Texas | #1,876 | 11 | 1 in 15,247 |
| Florida | #2,056 | 5 | 1 in 17,216 |
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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
| 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 2008
girls
#1,620
140 births · 1 in 13,507 girls
Top girls' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 13,507 of them was named Faye, which outranked 92.1% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Faye
- #1,605Rosalyn141
- #1,605Shamya141
- #1,605Shianne141
- #1,620Faye140
- #1,620Anaiah140
- #1,620Annamarie140
- #1,620Farah140
- #1,631Kaela139
- #1,631Mabel139
- #1,631Vianey139
Tied with 10 names at #1,620; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.