Fae Girl
How popular is Fae?
#3,779 girl name in 2025
39 baby girls were named Fae in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.
981living people named Fae (est.)
21median age of people named Fae
2,683babies named Fae since 1880
1 in 85,009US babies born in 2025
Fae popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,779 for girls (▲ 334 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 39 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (79 girls) |
| Highest rank | #681 in 1897 |
| First recorded | 1889 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Fae is most popular
Babies named Fae per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Fae by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1890s | 109 | #681 |
| 1900s | 181 | #729 |
| 1910s | 513 | #768 |
| 1920s | 560 | #914 |
| 1930s | 318 | #1,043 |
| 1940s | 202 | #1,558 |
| 1950s | 168 | #1,771 |
| 1960s | 60 | #3,459 |
| 1970s | 39 | #6,482 |
| 1980s | 11 | #9,139 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,719 |
| 2000s | 46 | #10,738 |
| 2010s | 220 | #4,161 |
| 2020s | 245 | #3,181 |
Girl names about as popular as Fae
Questions
- Is Fae a boy or girl name?
- Fae is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fae were girls.
- How popular is the name Fae?
- 39 baby girls were named Fae in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.
- When was Fae most popular?
- Fae peaked in 1916, when 79 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #681 in 1897.
- How many people are named Fae?
- 2,683 babies have been named Fae in the US since 1880. We estimate about 981 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Fae most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fae was most common in Colorado, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.