How Many People Are Named Fae?
An estimated 835 people in the United States have the first name Fae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Fae peaked in popularity in 1916 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
835
About 1 in 410,484 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1916
79 births
Total Registered
2,643
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fae
Fae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,643 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fae as a female name
Ranked #4,216 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (79 births)
Fae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fae span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 560 babies were registered. While Fae is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fae by Decade
How has Fae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fae by State
Birth registrations for Fae span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Utah, Texas. The lowest are in Nebraska, Indiana, Colorado. On average, about 32 Faes were registered per state.
Fae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fae
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fae?
We estimate approximately 835 people named Fae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 410,484 Americans share this first name.
Is Fae a common name?
Fae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,643 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fae most popular?
Fae reached peak popularity in 1916, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fae is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fae a female name?
Fae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fae Smith, Fae Johnson, Fae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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