Faye

Girl name

Faye has been given to 72,660 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1943 and currently ranks #515 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

surname): Borrowed from French Faye or other languages.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

72,660

Peak year

1943 (1,478 babies)

Rank in 2025

#515 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +98%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Faye.

75,874 babies since 1880

78,098 babies since 1882

66,855 babies since 1880

63,005 babies since 1880

84,145 babies since 1880

57,449 babies since 1885

95,475 babies since 1911

49,015 babies since 1909

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