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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 109 recorded years as a table

Fae, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1889	34
1891	38
1892	42
1893	47
1894	40
1895	64
1896	55
1897	90
1898	23
1899	82
1900	50
1901	54
1902	61
1903	57
1904	73
1905	55
1906	81
1907	38
1908	84
1909	63
1910	78
1911	65
1912	57
1913	61
1914	68
1915	66
1916	76
1917	65
1918	53
1919	51
1920	53
1921	49
1922	46
1923	43
1924	49
1925	52
1926	46
1927	52
1928	40
1929	39
1930	30
1931	30
1932	43
1933	41
1934	33
1935	31
1936	27
1937	30
1938	19
1939	16
1940	19
1941	20
1942	21
1943	16
1944	12
1945	8
1946	10
1947	12
1948	11
1949	14
1950	12
1951	17
1952	15
1953	11
1954	6
1955	7
1956	5
1957	4
1958	5
1959	8
1960	4
1961	7
1962	5
1963	5
1964	4
1965	5
1966	3
1971	4
1972	3
1975	5
1976	5
1977	4
1979	4
1984	4
1988	3
1997	3
2000	4
2002	3
2005	3
2006	4
2007	4
2008	3
2009	4
2010	7
2011	7
2012	11
2013	11
2014	12
2015	12
2016	16
2017	14
2018	15
2019	20
2020	18
2021	28
2022	27
2023	32
2024	22
2025	24

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Fae 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 39
Rank in 2025: #3,780
How rare: 1 in 41,211 girls
Since 1889: 2,683

Most popular in 1897, at 90 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 97% per million girls born.

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