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 |
Faye by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,467 babies in 1943, making it a 1940s name.
At its height, in 1940, about 1 in 850 American girls born that year was called Faye.
Spelled almost the same
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