Fae
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning fairy; related to fay or Fay.
Babies a year
13
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies
Fae by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Fae. In the US, 24 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 79 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fae. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Fae
Names that are said the same way as Fae, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.