Fae

Fae was the #3,780 girls' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada
2025	#3,780 (39)	#2,138 (13)	—	#718 (4)	#2,730 (7)
2024	#4,114 (35)	#2,254 (12)	#407 (3)	#898 (3)	#2,685 (7)
2023	#3,181 (51)	#2,689 (9)	—	—	#2,900 (6)
2022	#3,470 (45)	#2,325 (11)	—	#747 (4)	#3,228 (5)
2021	#3,390 (46)	#2,499 (10)	—	—	—
2020	#4,548 (29)	#2,300 (11)	#397 (3)	—	#2,007 (10)
2019	#4,162 (34)	#3,151 (7)	—	#871 (3)	—
2018	#5,007 (26)	#2,187 (12)	—	—	—
2017	#5,338 (24)	#2,925 (8)	—	—	#2,876 (6)
2016	#4,734 (29)	#3,214 (7)	—	#750 (4)	#2,892 (6)
2015	#5,833 (22)	#1,961 (14)	—	#896 (3)	#3,286 (5)
2014	#5,797 (22)	#2,314 (11)	#439 (3)	#876 (3)	#2,905 (6)
2013	#6,462 (19)	#2,649 (9)	—	#894 (3)	#2,595 (7)
2012	#6,341 (20)	#2,521 (10)	—	—	—
2011	#9,150 (12)	#2,150 (12)	—	—	—

The tide so far

about 1 in 42,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 42,000	rare
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 20,000	rare
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 5,300	uncommon
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 21,000	rare

On its recent trend, Fae is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 44,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 58,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Fae	Canada	Girls	#2,730	7
Fae	England & Wales	Girls	#2,138	13
Fae	Ireland	Girls	#718	4
Fae	Northern Ireland	Girls	—	too few
Fae	US	Girls	#3,780	39