Faye Girl
How popular is Faye?
#514 girl name in 2025
579 baby girls were named Faye in the US in 2025, making it the 514th most popular girl name.
34,913living people named Faye (est.)
71median age of people named Faye
72,660babies named Faye since 1880
1 in 5,726US babies born in 2025
Faye popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #514 for girls (▲ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 579 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+98% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #930 in 2015, #687 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1943 (1,468 girls) |
| Highest rank | #146 in 1934 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Faye is most popular
Babies named Faye per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Montana: 1.2 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Utah: 1.1 per 1,000 (88 girls)
- New Hampshire: 1.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Oregon: 0.9 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Kansas: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 girls)
Faye by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 296 | #320 |
| 1890s | 1,130 | #225 |
| 1900s | 2,210 | #184 |
| 1910s | 6,826 | #183 |
| 1920s | 10,233 | #173 |
| 1930s | 12,555 | #146 |
| 1940s | 13,711 | #153 |
| 1950s | 10,427 | #210 |
| 1960s | 4,244 | #337 |
| 1970s | 1,558 | #729 |
| 1980s | 1,058 | #1,017 |
| 1990s | 618 | #1,709 |
| 2000s | 1,106 | #1,533 |
| 2010s | 2,969 | #694 |
| 2020s | 3,201 | #500 |
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Questions
- Is Faye a boy or girl name?
- Faye is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Faye were girls.
- How popular is the name Faye?
- 579 baby girls were named Faye in the US in 2025, making it the 514th most popular girl name.
- When was Faye most popular?
- Faye peaked in 1943, when 1,468 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #146 in 1934.
- How many people are named Faye?
- 72,660 babies have been named Faye in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,913 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 71.
- Where is Faye most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Faye was most common in Montana, at 1.2 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.