NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Fay
Fay is a girl's name.
▲ Risingthe Greatest Generation
32,019
Total named
70
Avg ageestimated
1926
Peak year
#3,380
Rank in 2024
Fay peaked in 1926, when about 722 girls were given the name. Today it ranks 3,380th for girls, rising. Most people named Fay today are around 70 years old (estimated) — squarely the Greatest Generation. In all, roughly 32,019 girls have been named Fay since record-keeping began in 1880.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Fay each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 1926722 girls18801900192019401960198020002020

♀ ♂ A shared name

Fay is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
89% girls
11% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Fay:
LuellaElvaCleoEugeniaHeleneFrancis
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Fay each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.