How Many People Are Named Faythe?
An estimated 843 people in the United States have the first name Faythe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Faythe peaked in popularity in 2004 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faythe 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 Faythe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
843
About 1 in 406,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2004
46 births
Total Registered
991
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faythe
Faythe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 991 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faythe as a female name
Ranked #14,048 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2004 (46 births)
Faythe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faythe span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 372 babies were registered. Faythe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faythe by Decade
How has Faythe 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.
Faythe by State
Faythe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faythe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faythe
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Faythe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faythe?
We estimate approximately 843 people named Faythe 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 406,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Faythe a common name?
Faythe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 991 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faythe most popular?
Faythe reached peak popularity in 2004, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faythe is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faythe a female name?
Faythe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faythe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faythe Smith, Faythe Johnson, Faythe 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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