Is Fae a boy or girl name?
Fae is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 34 girls and 0 boys were named Fae, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,643 US babies named Fae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,216
- Babies named Fae since 1889
- 2,643
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Fae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 513 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 560 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 318 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 202 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 205 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,216 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,191 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,492 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,407 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,587 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,192 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,059 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,416 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,767 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,890 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,857 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,554 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,419 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,348 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,410 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,166 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,409 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,399 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,768 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,103 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,276 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,063 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,464 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,407 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,492 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,345 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,776 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,541 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,697 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,670 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,817 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,883 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,964 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,639 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,646 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,641 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,508 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,897 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,900 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,023 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,651 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,993 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,135 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,379 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,383 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,951 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,784 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,977 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,358 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,102 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,520 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,980 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,234 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,805 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,568 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,623 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,706 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,907 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,718 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,289 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,390 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,279 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,223 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,089 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,047 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,298 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,125 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,121 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 62 | #969 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,015 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 63 | #940 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 61 | #978 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,058 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,014 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 61 | #948 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 63 | #919 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 58 | #928 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 61 | #918 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 70 | #821 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 79 | #772 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 65 | #813 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 52 | #807 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 38 | #858 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 32 | #895 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 27 | #830 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 31 | #774 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 22 | #876 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 28 | #732 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,165 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 24 | #746 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 16 | #941 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 20 | #814 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 15 | #906 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 16 | #884 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #935 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 15 | #991 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #736 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,576 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 21 | #683 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #917 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 15 | #828 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,093 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #978 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,035 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,137 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,191 |
Highest rank
Fae has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #683 in 1897. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.