Faiga
A girls’ name of Yiddish origin, meaning bird; a form of Fayge.
Babies a year
54
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Faiga by the numbers
Faiga was given to 54 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 60 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Faiga. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Faigybird; a form of Faiga118 in the US (2017)
- Faizavictorious or successful woman37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Feigabird; a form of Fayge6 in the US (2017)
- Faihafragrant, aromatic5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faithtrust or belief2,602 in the US (2017)
- Fatimaone who abstains; daughter of the prophet muhammad598 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Faiga, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Faiga
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