Faye

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1943 with 1,468 babies (rank #163 that year). In 2024 it was given to 559 girls (rank #538). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

72,077

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,468

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Faye

Faye Dunawayfilm actor · b. 1941
Faye Wongrecording artist · b. 1969

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#647
1881	12	#494
1882	20	#410
1883	14	#529
1884	23	#419
1885	30	#376
1886	36	#357
1887	42	#330
1888	56	#320
1889	55	#336
1890	59	#329
1891	70	#298
1892	97	#271
1893	107	#256
1894	121	#246
1895	118	#260
1896	132	#240
1897	148	#225
1898	153	#238
1899	125	#251
1900	194	#229
1901	161	#226
1902	183	#220
1903	190	#220
1904	214	#205
1905	189	#228
1906	239	#199
1907	268	#194
1908	311	#184
1909	261	#217
1910	312	#208
1911	388	#184
1912	459	#208
1913	561	#194
1914	663	#199
1915	790	#209
1916	865	#204
1917	931	#197
1918	932	#206
1919	925	#202
1920	935	#208
1921	989	#202
1922	924	#210
1923	984	#203
1924	920	#212
1925	1,011	#201
1926	1,219	#173
1927	1,093	#187
1928	1,078	#192
1929	1,080	#183
1930	1,099	#177
1931	1,188	#158
1932	1,223	#159
1933	1,202	#153
1934	1,420	#146
1935	1,257	#161
1936	1,215	#162
1937	1,300	#160
1938	1,323	#162
1939	1,328	#161
1940	1,391	#153
1941	1,377	#160
1942	1,304	#175
1943	1,468	#163
1944	1,353	#165
1945	1,376	#169
1946	1,422	#182
1947	1,383	#193
1948	1,345	#200
1949	1,292	#207
1950	1,271	#211
1951	1,237	#219
1952	1,221	#226
1953	1,029	#253
1954	1,097	#245
1955	1,029	#263
1956	974	#279
1957	941	#298
1958	856	#312
1959	772	#341
1960	782	#337
1961	657	#377
1962	555	#415
1963	477	#445
1964	437	#464
1965	338	#519
1966	270	#574
1967	249	#602
1968	245	#614
1969	234	#654
1970	204	#730
1971	195	#750
1972	153	#849
1973	125	#960
1974	149	#872
1975	141	#920
1976	128	#993
1977	145	#954
1978	154	#920
1979	164	#907
1980	121	#1,127
1981	142	#1,019
1982	127	#1,108
1983	93	#1,305
1984	122	#1,127
1985	109	#1,252
1986	109	#1,250
1987	90	#1,451
1988	65	#1,896
1989	80	#1,705
1990	74	#1,897
1991	74	#1,903
1992	87	#1,720
1993	57	#2,276
1994	58	#2,270
1995	45	#2,698
1996	49	#2,567
1997	57	#2,336
1998	55	#2,507
1999	62	#2,378
2000	83	#2,002
2001	85	#2,000
2002	102	#1,774
2003	82	#2,132
2004	111	#1,740
2005	134	#1,536
2006	111	#1,836
2007	121	#1,774
2008	140	#1,623
2009	137	#1,633
2010	162	#1,415
2011	152	#1,475
2012	234	#1,070
2013	247	#1,010
2014	297	#913
2015	292	#930
2016	349	#822
2017	405	#709
2018	415	#701
2019	416	#695
2020	414	#687
2021	496	#602
2022	537	#564
2023	612	#500
2024	559	#538