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Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Faye

FAY · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Fairy or loyalty, from Old French foi
Language
English
Culture
English;French
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
short · mystical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#538
2024 births559
Peak year1943
First appeared1880
Total US births71,559
1943 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Fay
Alternate spellings
FaeFayette
In other languages
Fé (Spanish)Foi (French)

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Notable people named Faye

Faye Dunaway (actress)
Faye Wong (singer)
Faye Wattleton (activist)
Faye Resnick (TV personality)