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Fae

Girl

Meaning of Fae: English: 'fairy or woodland spirit'

Fae is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3634th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3634

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,683

First recorded 1889 · peak 1916

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Fae per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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