How Many People Are Named Faynell?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Faynell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 99 years old, and Faynell peaked in popularity in 1938 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faynell 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 Faynell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 99, Faynell is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1937.
- Faynell is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
99
years old
Peak Year
1938
8 births
Total Registered
40
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faynell
Faynell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 40 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faynell as a female name
Ranked #3,273 in 1938
8 female births in 1938
Peak: 1938 (8 births)
Faynell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faynell span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 29 babies were registered. Faynell remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Faynell by Decade
How has Faynell 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.
Faynell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faynell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faynell
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Faynell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faynell?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Faynell 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Faynell a common name?
Faynell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faynell most popular?
Faynell reached peak popularity in 1938, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faynell is approximately 99 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faynell a female name?
Faynell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faynell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faynell Smith, Faynell Johnson, Faynell 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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