Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Fay

FAY · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Fairy or loyalty, variant of Faye
Language
English
Culture
English;French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
short · mystical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3403
2024 births46
Peak year1926
First appeared1880
Total US births32,019
1926 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Fay-Fay
Alternate spellings
FayeFae
In other languages
Fé (Spanish)

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