Fayth
Fayth was the 10366th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1719th with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,054 places. More babies were named Fayth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Faith) faith · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #10,366 girls, down 6,564 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,055babies recorded
What does the name Fayth mean?
Fayth is a spelling of Faith, pronounced the same way, so it shares Faith's meaning and origin.
Faith is the English word for trust or religious belief, used as a virtue name. DMNES traces the word through Anglo-Norman and Old French feid and fait, and notes that the name came into use in Britain in the mid-16th century and was not used on the continent. Wikipedia explains that Puritans popularized it in the 17th century, along with longer phrase names such as Faith-my-joy. Hope and Charity are its companion virtue names.
feid (Old French, “faith”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Fay, Hope, Charity, Fidelia.
See also: English names, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Faith', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Faith', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Faith (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Fayth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,366 | 9 |
| 2020 | #3,802 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,225 | 87 |
| 2000 | #2,061 | 80 |
| 1990 | #8,074 | 10 |
| 1980 | #8,421 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fayth, counting every spelling?
Fayth is a spelling of Faith, a name family that ranked #276 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,366 for Fayth on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,221 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | 1,212 | #254 | 7,087 |
| Fayth | 9 | #10,366 | 83 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fayth?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fayth (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fayth 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fayth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fayth?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Fayth are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 25. That makes Fayth mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fayth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fayth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fayth
What does Fayth mean?
Fayth is a spelling of Faith, which means “faith” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Fayth?
Fayth was the 10366th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1719th with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,054 places. More babies were named Fayth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Fayth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fayth in the US.