Is Faye a boy or girl name?
Faye is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 559 girls and 0 boys were named Faye, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 72,077 US babies named Faye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #538
- Babies named Faye since 1880
- 72,077
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 1,478 babies
Boys and girls named Faye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 1900s | 20 | 2,210 | 99.1% |
| 1910s | 115 | 6,826 | 98.3% |
| 1920s | 127 | 10,233 | 98.8% |
| 1930s | 111 | 12,555 | 99.1% |
| 1940s | 74 | 13,711 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 65 | 10,427 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 6 | 4,244 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,558 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,058 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,106 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,969 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,618 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 559 | #538 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 612 | #500 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 537 | #564 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 496 | #602 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 414 | #687 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 416 | #695 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 415 | #701 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 405 | #709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 349 | #822 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 292 | #930 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 297 | #913 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,010 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,475 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,415 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,633 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,623 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,774 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,836 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,536 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,740 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,132 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,774 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,002 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,507 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,336 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,567 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,698 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,270 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,276 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,720 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,903 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,897 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,705 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,896 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,451 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,250 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,252 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,127 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,305 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,108 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,019 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,127 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 164 | #907 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 154 | #920 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 145 | #954 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 128 | #993 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 141 | #920 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 149 | #872 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 125 | #960 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 153 | #849 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 195 | #750 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 204 | #730 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 234 | #654 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 245 | #614 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 249 | #602 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 270 | #574 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 338 | #519 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,754 | 437 | #464 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 477 | #445 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 555 | #415 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 657 | #377 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 782 | #337 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,186 | 772 | #341 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,123 | 856 | #312 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,349 | 941 | #298 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,855 | 974 | #279 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,029 | #263 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,027 | 1,097 | #245 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,997 | 1,029 | #253 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,189 | 1,221 | #226 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,913 | 1,237 | #219 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,855 | 1,271 | #211 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,292 | #207 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,860 | 1,345 | #200 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,414 | 1,383 | #193 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,422 | #182 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,632 | 1,376 | #169 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,591 | 1,353 | #165 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,455 | 1,468 | #163 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,429 | 1,304 | #175 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,672 | 1,377 | #160 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,702 | 1,391 | #153 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,678 | 1,328 | #161 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,016 | 1,323 | #162 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,557 | 1,300 | #160 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,221 | 1,215 | #162 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,386 | 1,257 | #161 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,817 | 1,420 | #146 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,942 | 1,202 | #153 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,676 | 1,223 | #159 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,540 | 1,188 | #158 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,219 | 1,099 | #177 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,075 | 1,080 | #183 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,180 | 1,078 | #192 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,071 | 1,093 | #187 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,234 | 1,219 | #173 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,817 | 1,011 | #201 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,078 | 920 | #212 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,261 | 984 | #203 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,385 | 924 | #210 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,291 | 989 | #202 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,256 | 935 | #208 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,093 | 925 | #202 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,024 | 932 | #206 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,120 | 931 | #197 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,879 | 865 | #204 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,573 | 790 | #209 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,747 | 663 | #199 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,528 | 561 | #194 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,941 | 459 | #208 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,605 | 388 | #184 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 312 | #208 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,531 | 261 | #217 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 311 | #184 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 268 | #194 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 239 | #199 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 189 | #228 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 214 | #205 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,183 | 190 | #220 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,193 | 183 | #220 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,109 | 161 | #226 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 194 | #229 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 125 | #251 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 153 | #238 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 148 | #225 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 132 | #240 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 118 | #260 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 121 | #246 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 107 | #256 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 97 | #271 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 70 | #298 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 59 | #329 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 55 | #336 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 56 | #320 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 42 | #330 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 36 | #357 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 30 | #376 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 23 | #419 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 14 | #529 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 20 | #410 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 12 | #494 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #647 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Faye reached #1,109 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #146 in 1934. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Faye
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.