Fay

Fay

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Fay first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 91 babies (rank #370 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fay

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.

1,011

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	91	#370
1997	77	#410
1998	63	#465
1999	68	#441
2000	77	#412
2001	83	#385
2002	66	#470
2003	69	#476
2004	60	#534
2005	54	#601
2006	45	#699
2007	41	#798
2008	33	#965
2009	43	#812
2010	27	#1,191
2011	29	#1,152
2012	25	#1,315
2013	16	#1,798
2014	8	#2,961
2015	20	#1,564
2016	16	#1,865

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#370

1997

#410

1998

#465

1999

#441

2000

#412

2001

#385

2002

#470

2003

#476

2004

#534

2005

#601

2006

#699

2007

#798

2008

#965

2009

#812

2010

#1,191

2011

#1,152

2012

#1,315

2013

#1,798

2014

#2,961

2015

#1,564

2016

#1,865

Numerology of Fay

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Fay

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