Fayette

Where Fayette comes from

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
— Wiktionary's entry for Fayette
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1805
    Fayette McMullen born
    American politician
  2. 1895
    Debut at its peak, #1,426
    #1,426 among girls with 6 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1896
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1948
    Fayette Pinkney born
    singer, psychologist, vocal coach
  5. 1948
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
Namesakes
  • Fayette Pinkney · singer, psychologist, vocal coach, 1948–2009
  • Fayette McMullen · American politician, 1805–1880

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.