Is Fay a boy or girl name?
Fay is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 0 boys were named Fay, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.6% of the 36,137 US babies named Fay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,403
- Babies named Fay since 1880
- 36,137
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 842 babies
Boys and girls named Fay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 173 | 411 | 70.4% |
| 1890s | 240 | 1,180 | 83.1% |
| 1900s | 249 | 2,078 | 89.3% |
| 1910s | 999 | 5,473 | 84.6% |
| 1920s | 1,121 | 6,304 | 84.9% |
| 1930s | 672 | 5,762 | 89.6% |
| 1940s | 382 | 4,197 | 91.7% |
| 1950s | 171 | 3,130 | 94.8% |
| 1960s | 87 | 1,740 | 95.2% |
| 1970s | 24 | 524 | 95.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 316 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 170 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 311 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 194 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,403 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,220 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,906 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,568 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,201 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,867 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,806 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,095 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,486 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,348 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,302 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,192 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,757 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,264 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,037 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,438 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,637 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,424 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,136 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,249 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,111 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,991 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,140 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,423 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,844 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,439 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,701 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,762 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,057 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,532 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,758 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,812 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,865 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,941 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,504 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,621 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,361 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,480 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,881 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,562 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,601 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,801 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,318 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,814 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,063 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,908 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,135 | 55 | #1,734 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,846 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,671 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,219 | 51 | #1,731 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,582 | 69 | #1,478 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,947 | 68 | #1,480 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,931 | 82 | #1,237 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,846 | 111 | #994 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,841 | 111 | #972 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 140 | #844 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,087 | 155 | #794 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,924 | 184 | #767 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,919 | 210 | #704 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,562 | 227 | #684 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,089 | 246 | #652 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,464 | 274 | #601 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,458 | 260 | #615 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,298 | 302 | #563 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,044 | 265 | #598 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,036 | 328 | #517 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,697 | 263 | #561 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,146 | 321 | #496 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,857 | 302 | #501 |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,679 | 320 | #472 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,691 | 393 | #422 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,671 | 376 | #413 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,263 | 401 | #398 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,673 | 354 | #421 |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,281 | 420 | #389 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,203 | 410 | #374 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,170 | 335 | #384 |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,042 | 390 | #349 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,111 | 471 | #324 |
| 1942 | 50 | #937 | 489 | #309 |
| 1941 | 43 | #979 | 430 | #318 |
| 1940 | 59 | #813 | 497 | #280 |
| 1939 | 42 | #982 | 501 | #279 |
| 1938 | 53 | #854 | 496 | #282 |
| 1937 | 47 | #915 | 550 | #268 |
| 1936 | 61 | #782 | 530 | #263 |
| 1935 | 71 | #726 | 543 | #263 |
| 1934 | 83 | #667 | 633 | #247 |
| 1933 | 79 | #658 | 608 | #247 |
| 1932 | 71 | #741 | 655 | #241 |
| 1931 | 82 | #661 | 632 | #239 |
| 1930 | 83 | #686 | 614 | #251 |
| 1929 | 80 | #690 | 654 | #244 |
| 1928 | 88 | #670 | 628 | #258 |
| 1927 | 97 | #643 | 665 | #254 |
| 1926 | 111 | #598 | 722 | #243 |
| 1925 | 119 | #571 | 607 | #269 |
| 1924 | 113 | #600 | 563 | #278 |
| 1923 | 122 | #567 | 595 | #264 |
| 1922 | 129 | #557 | 568 | #273 |
| 1921 | 128 | #556 | 612 | #270 |
| 1920 | 134 | #528 | 690 | #250 |
| 1919 | 148 | #491 | 660 | #250 |
| 1918 | 123 | #541 | 662 | #248 |
| 1917 | 142 | #481 | 690 | #238 |
| 1916 | 153 | #457 | 676 | #235 |
| 1915 | 141 | #462 | 701 | #224 |
| 1914 | 102 | #482 | 566 | #223 |
| 1913 | 83 | #477 | 427 | #233 |
| 1912 | 56 | #534 | 436 | #213 |
| 1911 | 27 | #590 | 339 | #208 |
| 1910 | 24 | #588 | 316 | #205 |
| 1909 | 28 | #491 | 246 | #228 |
| 1908 | 20 | #569 | 267 | #204 |
| 1907 | 15 | #677 | 257 | #202 |
| 1906 | 15 | #626 | 215 | #212 |
| 1905 | 28 | #404 | 215 | #211 |
| 1904 | 19 | #500 | 186 | #225 |
| 1903 | 36 | #313 | 190 | #219 |
| 1902 | 32 | #349 | 181 | #223 |
| 1901 | 26 | #365 | 151 | #235 |
| 1900 | 30 | #416 | 170 | #248 |
| 1899 | 23 | #388 | 139 | #235 |
| 1898 | 25 | #398 | 171 | #223 |
| 1897 | 13 | #590 | 141 | #236 |
| 1896 | 21 | #430 | 107 | #281 |
| 1895 | 23 | #401 | 121 | #257 |
| 1894 | 34 | #302 | 124 | #242 |
| 1893 | 35 | #294 | 89 | #283 |
| 1892 | 20 | #429 | 97 | #270 |
| 1891 | 21 | #380 | 92 | #253 |
| 1890 | 25 | #353 | 99 | #250 |
| 1889 | 19 | #420 | 84 | #256 |
| 1888 | 14 | #537 | 63 | #298 |
| 1887 | 17 | #413 | 47 | #312 |
| 1886 | 25 | #342 | 37 | #353 |
| 1885 | 18 | #427 | 48 | #290 |
| 1884 | 20 | #403 | 39 | #317 |
| 1883 | 15 | #466 | 28 | #338 |
| 1882 | 15 | #476 | 34 | #302 |
| 1881 | 15 | #448 | 18 | #399 |
| 1880 | 15 | #471 | 13 | #478 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fay reached #294 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #202 in 1907. 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 Fay
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.