Fae
Fae was the 3794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 683rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,098 places. More babies were named Fae in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,794 girls, up 793 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191679 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,683babies recorded
Fae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,794 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,587 | 29 |
| 2010 | #9,414 | 12 |
| 2000 | #11,063 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,897 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,204 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,706 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,298 | 34 |
| 1920 | #919 | 63 |
| 1910 | #774 | 31 |
| 1900 | #991 | 15 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fae, counting every spelling?
Fae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fae?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fae (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fae?
About 900 people born in the US named Fae are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 6 and 74. That makes Fae mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fae by state
How common Fae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fae: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fae, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fae
How popular is the name Fae?
Fae was the 3794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 683rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,098 places. More babies were named Fae in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Fae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fae in the US.
Where is Fae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fae was most common in Colorado (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.