Faye has been given to about 72,660 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1943, which makes it a midcentury name.
Faye ranks 515th among American girls in 2025, with 579 born that year. Its best year was 1943, when 1,478 babies were given the name, ranking 163rd. The typical living American called Faye is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
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.