Girls' name · peaked in 1934
Faye name popularity since 1925
57,240 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Faye. Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Faye is about 79 years old in 2026. Faye peaked in 1934 as the #146 name for girls, and it ranked #515 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,240
- Named Faye, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1934
- #146 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #515
- for girls in 2025 (579 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 56,928 girls · 312 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 2.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Faye made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Faye births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1943. Measured as a share of all babies, Faye peaked in 1934.
- Steepest fall: Between 1961 and 1966, Faye's share of baby girls fell by 51%, from 1 in 3,070 to 1 in 6,270.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 11,600 baby girls to 1 in 5,080.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Faye's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Faye.
Decade by decade
Babies named Faye in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,481 | 56 | – |
| 1930s | 12,555 | 111 | #161 |
| 1940s | 13,711 | 74 | #169 |
| 1950s | 10,427 | 65 | #263 |
| 1960s | 4,244 | 6 | #519 |
| 1970s | 1,558 | 0 | #920 |
| 1980s | 1,058 | 0 | #1,252 |
| 1990s | 618 | 0 | #2,698 |
| 2000s | 1,106 | 0 | #1,536 |
| 2010s | 2,969 | 0 | #930 |
| 2020–25 | 3,201 | 0 | #515 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.5% of babies named Faye from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Faye is most popular
The index compares Faye's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Faye.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2.50× | 2,361 |
| North Carolina | 2.33× | 3,537 |
| Arkansas | 2.17× | 1,190 |
| Mississippi | 2.17× | 1,407 |
| North Dakota | 2.07× | 348 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Faye's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Faye.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Faye (1934).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data