Fay Girl
How popular is Fay?
#3,779 girl name in 2025
39 baby girls were named Fay in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.
10,721living people named Fay (est.)
74median age of people named Fay
36,177babies named Fay since 1880
1 in 85,009US babies born in 2025
Fay popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,779 for girls (▼ 384 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 39 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #4,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1926 (722 girls) |
| Highest rank | #202 in 1907 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Fay is most popular
Babies named Fay per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Fay by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 411 | #256 |
| 1890s | 1,180 | #223 |
| 1900s | 2,078 | #202 |
| 1910s | 5,473 | #205 |
| 1920s | 6,304 | #243 |
| 1930s | 5,763 | #238 |
| 1940s | 4,197 | #280 |
| 1950s | 3,130 | #412 |
| 1960s | 1,740 | #600 |
| 1970s | 524 | #1,473 |
| 1980s | 316 | #2,308 |
| 1990s | 170 | #3,904 |
| 2000s | 229 | #4,786 |
| 2010s | 311 | #3,464 |
| 2020s | 233 | #3,395 |
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Questions
- Is Fay a boy or girl name?
- Fay is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fay were girls.
- How popular is the name Fay?
- 39 baby girls were named Fay in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.
- When was Fay most popular?
- Fay peaked in 1926, when 722 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #202 in 1907.
- How many people are named Fay?
- 36,177 babies have been named Fay in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,721 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 74.
- Where is Fay most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fay was most common in New York, at 0.0 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.