Girl · English
Faye
Say it: FAY
Meaning
From fay 'fairy', or a short form of Faith; the two cannot always be told apart.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popular in the US in the 1930s to 1950s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 69,858 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1934, about 1 in 735 girls
- 409 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Fay
Famous bearers
- Faye Dunaway, American actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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