NameTides

Fay

Fay was the #3,780 girls' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales.

Fay as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Fay as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Fay as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#3,780 (39)#3,035 (8)—————
2024#3,395 (46)#3,696 (6)—————
2023#4,191 (34)#4,057 (5)———#1,369 (17)—
2022#3,893 (38)#2,325 (11)———#1,989 (10)—
2021#3,553 (43)#2,341 (11)———#1,876 (11)—
2020#4,169 (33)#2,843 (8)—————
2019#3,851 (38)#2,643 (9)———#2,188 (9)—
2018#3,789 (39)#3,985 (5)—————
2017#5,045 (26)#2,090 (13)#808 (3)——#2,179 (9)—
2016#3,464 (45)#1,834 (16)#798 (3)——#2,040 (10)—
2015#5,288 (25)#1,549 (20)——#581 (6)#1,659 (13)—
2014#4,269 (34)#2,862 (8)——#876 (3)#1,395 (17)—
2013#5,143 (26)#1,774 (16)——#660 (5)#1,364 (17)—
2012#4,707 (30)#1,297 (25)——#907 (3)#1,410 (17)—
2011#5,207 (26)#1,149 (29)———#1,361 (17)—

Fay as a boy’s name

  • US
Fay as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020
Fay as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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
YearUS
1976#4,012 (8)
1972#4,986 (5)
1971#4,375 (6)
1970#4,724 (5)
1969#2,861 (10)
1968#3,673 (6)
1967#2,760 (9)
1965#3,930 (5)
1964#2,854 (9)
1963#2,858 (9)
1962#2,504 (11)
1961#2,070 (16)
1960#2,423 (12)
1959#2,414 (12)
1958#2,265 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1911 at #208.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1976, 87% of US babies named Fay were girls.

How common is it?

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.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Fay is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 52,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Fay (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FayCanadaGirls—too few
FayEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
FayIrelandGirls—too few
FayNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FayNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FayNSWGirls—too few
FayScotlandGirls—too few
FayUSGirls#3,78039
FayUSBoys—too few