Fay
4 countries#3780 in United States, 2025US
#3780
in United States, 2025
SCOT
148
total births, Scotland
NI
7
total births, Northern Ireland
FR
3
total births, France
Total births recorded
36,335
Peak year (United States)
1915
Peak-year count
842
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Fay was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance
Country by country
United States
36,177 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3780 · peaked in 1915 with 842 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
148 births recorded 1974–2017 · peaked in 1976 with 10 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
7 births recorded 2004–2006 · peaked in 2004 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
3 births recorded 2008–2008 · peaked in 2008 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Fay’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5086 | — |
| 2007 | #5377 | ↓291 |
| 2008 | #6559 | ↓1182 |
| 2009 | #5378 | ↑1181 |
| 2010 | #5977 | ↓599 |
| 2011 | #5207 | ↑770 |
| 2012 | #4707 | ↑500 |
| 2013 | #5143 | ↓436 |
| 2014 | #4269 | ↑874 |
| 2015 | #5288 | ↓1019 |
| 2016 | #3464 | ↑1824 |
| 2017 | #5045 | ↓1581 |
| 2018 | #3789 | ↑1256 |
| 2019 | #3851 | ↓62 |
| 2020 | #4169 | ↓318 |
| 2021 | #3553 | ↑616 |
| 2022 | #3893 | ↓340 |
| 2023 | #4191 | ↓298 |
| 2024 | #3395 | ↑796 |
| 2025 | #3780 | ↓385 |