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68k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Faye

Origin: French
Meaning: Fairy or Elf
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Gender: Girl
819^th All Time
16,748^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	8	8	0
1881	12	12	0
1882	20	20	0
1883	14	14	0
1884	23	23	0
1885	30	30	0
1886	36	36	0
1887	42	42	0
1888	56	56	0
1889	55	55	0
1890	59	59	0
1891	70	70	0
1892	97	97	0
1893	107	107	0
1894	121	121	0
1895	118	118	0
1896	132	132	0
1897	148	148	0
1898	153	153	0
1899	125	125	0
1900	194	194	0
1901	166	161	5
1902	188	183	5
1903	195	190	5
1904	214	214	0
1905	189	189	0
1906	239	239	0
1907	268	268	0
1908	311	311	0
1909	266	261	5
1910	312	312	0
1911	394	388	6
1912	467	459	8
1913	574	561	13
1914	670	663	7
1915	810	790	20
1916	881	865	16
1917	945	931	14
1918	948	932	16
1919	941	926	15
1920	949	935	14
1921	1,003	989	14
1922	937	924	13
1923	998	984	14
1924	936	920	16
1925	1,022	1,012	10
1926	1,233	1,219	14
1927	1,108	1,092	16
1928	1,086	1,078	8
1929	1,088	1,080	8
1930	1,114	1,101	13
1931	1,197	1,187	10
1932	1,241	1,222	19
1933	1,215	1,201	14
1934	1,428	1,420	8
1935	1,263	1,257	6
1936	1,227	1,216	11
1937	1,309	1,300	9
1938	1,335	1,322	13
1939	1,335	1,327	8
1940	1,408	1,391	17
1941	1,380	1,375	5
1942	1,315	1,305	10
1943	1,477	1,467	10
1944	1,358	1,353	5
1945	1,384	1,376	8
1946	1,422	1,422	0
1947	1,394	1,383	11
1948	1,353	1,345	8
1949	1,291	1,291	0
1950	1,278	1,270	8
1951	1,247	1,239	8
1952	1,228	1,221	7
1953	1,034	1,029	5
1954	1,105	1,097	8
1955	1,028	1,028	0
1956	983	974	9
1957	947	940	7
1958	863	855	8
1959	776	771	5
1960	782	782	0
1961	656	656	0
1962	554	554	0
1963	477	477	0
1964	445	439	6
1965	338	338	0
1966	270	270	0
1967	249	249	0
1968	245	245	0
1969	234	234	0
1970	204	204	0
1971	195	195	0
1972	154	154	0
1973	125	125	0
1974	149	149	0
1975	141	141	0
1976	128	128	0
1977	145	145	0
1978	154	154	0
1979	164	164	0
1980	121	121	0
1981	142	142	0
1982	125	125	0
1983	93	93	0
1984	122	122	0
1985	109	109	0
1986	109	109	0
1987	90	90	0
1988	65	65	0
1989	80	80	0
1990	74	74	0
1991	73	73	0
1992	87	87	0
1993	57	57	0
1994	58	58	0
1995	45	45	0
1996	49	49	0
1997	57	57	0
1998	55	55	0
1999	62	62	0
2000	83	83	0
2001	84	84	0
2002	102	102	0
2003	82	82	0
2004	111	111	0
2005	134	134	0
2006	111	111	0
2007	121	121	0
2008	140	140	0
2009	137	137	0
2010	162	162	0
2011	151	151	0
2012	232	232	0
2013	247	247	0
2014	297	297	0
2015	291	291	0

Fun Facts about the name Faye

How many people with the first name Faye have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 67,860 babies born with the first name Faye in the United States. That's more than enough people named Faye to occupy the territory of Bermuda (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 64,237 (as of May 20, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Faye? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Faye first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Faye is Sunday, January 26th, 1873.
What year had the most people named Faye born? The highest recorded use of the first name Faye was in 1943 with a total of 1,467 babies. That's a lot of babies named Faye!
Random Faye Factoid: According to the 1935 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Faye ranks 97^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Tennessee. Imagine that, 63 babies in Tennessee have the same name as you in 1935.
Weird things about the name Faye: Your name in reverse order is Eyaf. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Yfea. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Faye? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,707 people with the last name Faye.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Faye? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Faye as their last name since less than 1 person in 172k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Faye	U.S.
█	White	55.89%	64.26%
█	African American	38.61%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.17%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.41%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.41%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.52%	16.26%

Of Last Name Faye

People with the last name Faye are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

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Origin and Meaning of Faye

The name "Faye" is of French origin, and it means "Fairy or Elf". It's a name commonly given to girls.

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A female given name, a spelling variant of Fay.

Notable Persons With the Name Faye

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1962. Faye was given the name Dorothy Faye Dunaway on January 14th, 1941 in Bascom, Florida.

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Faye Marsay

Faye Marsay is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2008. Faye was born on December 30th, 1986 in Middlesbrough, England.

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Faye Resnick

Faye Resnick is an influential individual. Faye was given the name Faye Denise Hutchison on July 3rd, 1957 in Brentwood, California, U.S.

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Faye Wong

Faye Wong is a c-pop, c-rock, dream pop, buddhist music, j-pop, cantopop, and chinese rock musician. She holds the title I'm Willing, Emotional Life, and Leave Nothing. She was most prominent from 1989 to 2005. Faye is also known as Shirley Wong and Wong4 Zing6 Man4 (Cantonese).

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Faye Grant

Faye Grant is an actor and actress. She has been prominent since 1981. Faye was given the name Faye Elizabeth Yoe on July 16th, 1957 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S.

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Faye Tozer

Faye Tozer is a pop music musician. She was most active from 1997 to present. Faye was given the name Faye Louise Tozer on November 14th, 1975 in Northampton.

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Faye Emerson

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Faye Wattleton

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Faye White MBE

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Faye Flam

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Faye HeavyShield

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Faye McClelland

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Faye Tso

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Faye

Alice Faye

Alice Faye was an actress and singer. She was most active from 1931 to present. Alice was given the name Alice Jeane Leppert on May 5th, 1915 in New York City, New York, U.S. She died on May 9th, 1998.

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Gaynor Faye

Gaynor Faye is an actress and writer. Gaynor was given the name Gaynor Kay Mellor by her parent Kay Mellor on August 26th, 1971 in Leeds.

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Denise Faye

Denise Faye is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. She was most prominent from 1989 to present. Denise was born Denise Faye on July 16th, 1963 in New York City.

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Guillaume Faye

Guillaume Faye is a non-fiction and journalism author, politician, and journalist. Guillaume was born on November 7th, 1949 in Angoulême.

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Abdoulaye Faye

Abdoulaye Faye is a soccer player for the Sabah United FC, ASEC Ndiambour, ASC Jeanne d'Arc, RC Lens, FC Istres, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Stoke City F.C., West Ham United F.C., Hull City A.F.C., and Senegal national football team. Abdoulaye was born on February 26th, 1978 in Dakar, Senegal.

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