How Many People Are Named Fairy?
An estimated 361 people in the United States have the first name Fairy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Fairy peaked in popularity in 1917 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fairy 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 Fairy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Fairy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
361
About 1 in 949,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1917
80 births
Total Registered
2,392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fairy
Fairy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,392 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fairy as a female name
Ranked #16,011 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (80 births)
Fairy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fairy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 597 babies were registered. Fairy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fairy by Decade
How has Fairy 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.
Fairy by State
Birth registrations for Fairy span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Mississippi. The lowest are in Louisiana, Virginia, Indiana. On average, about 31 Fairys were registered per state.
Fairy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fairy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fairy
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fairy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fairy?
We estimate approximately 361 people named Fairy 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 949,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Fairy a common name?
Fairy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fairy most popular?
Fairy reached peak popularity in 1917, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fairy is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fairy a female name?
Fairy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fairy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fairy Smith, Fairy Johnson, Fairy 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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