Faye is a girl's name of French origin meaning “fairy.” In 2024 it was given to 559 girls in the United States.
Faye belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “fairy” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Faye first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #146 in 1934, and in 2024 559 babies received the name — 71,559 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Faye means “fairy” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Faye is a girl name. In 2024, 559 babies received the name in the US.
Faye comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Faye first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #146 in 1934, and 559 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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