Faye

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Faye is a given name in various cultures. In the West, the given name is usually feminine. Faye is derived from Middle English "faie", meaning "fairy", or possibly from the Old French word meaning loyalty or belief.

From Wikipedia

Faye first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 68 babies (rank #445 that year). In 2024 it was given to 61 girls (rank #482). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Faye

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Faye yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

883
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
68
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199113#1,261
19926#2,211
19949#1,563
199511#1,495
19969#1,709
19979#1,720
199813#1,308
200017#1,075
20017#2,081
200210#1,619
200315#1,251
200412#1,508
200516#1,271
200614#1,444
200718#1,269
200816#1,411
200926#982
201027#971
201118#1,310
201238#726
201331#863
201436#769
201538#731
201654#561
201748#620
201846#635
201944#666
202046#613
202168#445
202251#547
202356#514
202461#482