Fay

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Fay is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (10% of births). There have been 36,137 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 32,019 as girls and 4,118 as boys. Fay gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1926 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	46
2023	34
2022	38
2021	43
2020	33
2019	38
2018	39
2017	26
2016	45
2015	25
2014	34
2013	26
2012	30
2011	26
2010	22
2009	26
2008	20
2007	26
2006	27
2005	16
2004	25
2003	25
2002	23
2001	17
2000	24
1999	13
1998	19
1997	17
1996	11
1995	15
1994	17
1993	16
1992	16
1991	20
1990	26
1989	29
1988	26
1987	27
1986	25
1985	32
1984	32
1983	35
1982	36
1981	32
1980	42
1979	31
1978	46
1977	52
1976	63
1975	50
1974	48
1973	54
1972	56
1971	75
1970	73
1969	92
1968	117
1967	120
1966	140
1965	160
1964	193
1963	219
1962	238
1961	262
1960	286
1959	272
1958	315
1957	281
1956	344
1955	284
1954	335
1953	320
1952	341
1951	413
1950	396
1949	434
1948	374
1947	453
1946	444
1945	367
1944	430
1943	509
1942	539
1941	473
1940	556
1939	543
1938	549
1937	597
1936	591
1935	614
1934	716
1933	687
1932	726
1931	714
1930	697
1929	734
1928	716
1927	762
1926	833
1925	726
1924	676
1923	717
1922	697
1921	740
1920	824
1919	808
1918	785
1917	832
1916	829
1915	842
1914	668
1913	510
1912	492
1911	366
1910	340
1909	274
1908	287
1907	272
1906	230
1905	243
1904	205
1903	226
1902	213
1901	177
1900	200
1899	162
1898	196
1897	154
1896	128
1895	144
1894	158
1893	124
1892	117
1891	113
1890	124
1889	103
1888	77
1887	64
1886	62
1885	66
1884	59
1883	43
1882	49
1881	33
1880	28