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Girl name

Fay

/ˈfeɪ/ · 89% girls · 39 born in 2025

Fay has been given to about 36,177 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfeɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 13,521
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 842
  • Born in 202539
  • All time36,177
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Fay?

Its best year was 1915, when 842 babies were given the name, ranking 224th. The typical living American called Fay is about 78 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Fay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kay0.75
  2. May0.75
  3. Gay0.75
  4. Fanny0.72
  5. Faye0.64
  6. Shay0.62
  7. Val0.58
  8. Fawn0.53

Middle names for Fay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fay Iris0.77
  2. Fay Opal0.77
  3. Fay Ivy0.77
  4. Fay Noelle0.77
  5. Fay Belle0.77
  6. Fay Alice0.75

Sibling names for Fay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.96
  2. Cleoeither · 0.95
  3. Luellasister · 0.94
  4. Adelesister · 0.94
  5. Otisbrother · 0.93
  6. Hughbrother · 0.93

Where Fay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fay Evans0.73
  2. Fay Edwards0.73
  3. Fay Anderson0.70
  4. Fay Allen0.70
  5. Fay Adams0.70
  6. Fay Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fay

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fay across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.