Faye

Boy · recorded 1901–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1901best year

Most popular in 1901.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Faye.

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Its story

Popularity since 1901

0244719011917193319481964

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Faye, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190147
190241
190342
190930
191127
191219
191325
191411
191524
191618
191715
191816
191915
192013
192113
192212
192313
192414
19259
192613
192714
19287
19297
193012
193110
193218
193314
19348
19356
193611
19378
193812
19397
194015
19414
19427
19437
19444
19456
19476
19485
19504
19514
19524
19533
19544
19564
19573
19584
19592
19643

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Faye isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
6
Rank in 1964
#3,601
How rare
1 in 332,116 boys
Since 1901
518

Faye was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1901, at 47 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Faye doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.