Faye
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning fairy.
Babies a year
130
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#515
up from #538
UK popularity
#333
130 babies · down from #304
How Faye has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #930 |
| 2016 | #821 |
| 2017 | #710 |
| 2018 | #699 |
| 2019 | #695 |
| 2020 | #686 |
| 2021 | #604 |
| 2022 | #564 |
| 2023 | #500 |
| 2024 | #538 |
| 2025 | #515 |
In 2025, 130 babies in England and Wales were named Faye. In the US, 401 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,467 in 1943.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Faye was most common in 1940, when it went to 0.12% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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