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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Fairy

Fairy was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 625th; the most babies were born in 1917 (80). More babies were named Fairy in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191780 babies
Total since 1880
2,392babies recorded

Fairy popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,98911
1950#2,70315
1940#1,25135
1930#1,06348
1920#86770
1910#80029
1900#75024
1890#77013
1880——

How popular is Fairy, counting every spelling?

Fairy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Fairy?

About 400 people born in the US named Fairy are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 67 and 85. That makes Fairy a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Fairy by state

How common Fairy was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.9×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesKY0.13West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesSC0.11District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Fairy, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Fairy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fairy, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Fairy

How popular is the name Fairy?

Fairy was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 625th; the most babies were born in 1917 (80). More babies were named Fairy in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Fairy a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fairy in the US.

Where was Fairy most popular?

In 1915–1919, Fairy was most common in Texas (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and South Carolina.