Infographic of Fay name meaning, which is “She who trusts.” From the Old French fei, faith.
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Fay Name Popularity

How popular is the name Fay? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 252 0.0716%
1911 — 271 0.0728%
1912 — 413 0.0819%
1913 — 381 0.0672%
1914 — 529 0.0759%
1915 — 668 0.0735%
1916 — 654 0.0677%
1917 — 660 0.066%
1918 — 642 0.0598%
1919 — 634 0.0605%
1920 — 659 0.0593%
1921 — 580 0.0507%
1922 — 543 0.0487%
1923 — 568 0.0507%
1924 — 519 0.0447%
1925 — 561 0.0496%
1926 — 701 0.0637%
1927 — 630 0.0569%
1928 — 592 0.0553%
1929 — 615 0.0594%
1930 — 575 0.055%
1931 — 587 0.0595%
1932 — 623 0.0631%
1933 — 565 0.0606%
1934 — 602 0.0623%
1935 — 493 0.0507%
1936 — 487 0.0506%
1937 — 505 0.0512%
1938 — 460 0.0449%
1939 — 451 0.0443%
1940 — 466 0.0438%
1941 — 373 0.0331%
1942 — 443 0.0351%
1943 — 436 0.0334%
1944 — 347 0.028%
1945 — 282 0.0231%
1946 — 367 0.0249%
1947 — 378 0.0226%
1948 — 311 0.0195%
1949 — 373 0.0232%
1950 — 312 0.0194%
1951 — 342 0.0202%
1952 — 286 0.0164%
1953 — 255 0.0144%
1954 — 260 0.0142%
1955 — 188 0.0102%
1956 — 275 0.0146%
1957 — 218 0.0113%
1958 — 249 0.0132%
1959 — 209 0.011%
1960 — 224 0.0118%
1961 — 195 0.0103%
1962 — 173 0.0094%
1963 — 154 0.0086%
1964 — 136 0.0077%
1965 — 105 0.0064%
1966 — 79 0.0051%
1967 — 50 0.0033%
1968 — 64 0.0043%
1969 — 34 0.0022%
1970 — 16 0.001%
1971 — 36 0.0024%
1972 — 6 0.0004%
1973 — 12 0.0009%
1974 — 7 0.0005%
1975 — 7 0.0005%
1976 — 30 0.0023%
1977 — 13 0.001%
1978 — 15 0.0011%
1979 — 8 0.0006%
1980 — 9 0.0006%
1981 — 6 0.0004%
1982 — 5 0.0003%
1983 — 6 0.0004%
1984 — 0 0%
1985 — 5 0.0003%
1986 — 5 0.0003%
1987 — 5 0.0003%
1988 — 7 0.0004%
1989 — 5 0.0003%
1990 — 0 0%
1991 — 5 0.0003%
1992 — 0 0%
1993 — 0 0%
1994 — 0 0%
1995 — 0 0%
1996 — 0 0%
1997 — 0 0%
1998 — 0 0%
1999 — 0 0%
2000 — 10 0.0007%
2001 — 0 0%
2002 — 8 0.0005%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 5 0.0003%
2005 — 5 0.0003%
2006 — 8 0.0005%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 6 0.0004%
2009 — 0 0%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 13 0.0009%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 7 0.0005%
2014 — 5 0.0003%
2015 — 6 0.0004%
2016 — 7 0.0005%
2017 — 5 0.0004%
2018 — 13 0.0009%
2019 — 6 0.0004%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 5 0.0004%
2022 — 6 0.0005%
2023 — 0 0%

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Data via SSA.gov.


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What names are variants of Fay?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Fae

Loyalty; belief

French

Fay

“She who trusts.” From the Old French fei, faith.

French

Fayanna

French

Faye

Loyalty; belief

French

Fee

Fair, pale

Irish

Fey

French


What names sound like Fay?

If you like how Fay sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Fay.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Fe

Loyalty; belief

English

Vi

Purple; lively

Latin


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