Recorded 1955–2021 Girls' name Peak 1979 197 births

Faige — girls' name

197 babies named Faige in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101970s191980s501990s422000s372010s292020s5
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Faige was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Faige in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faige

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Faige between 1955 and 2021, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faige currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faige performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Faige shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faige in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faige in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Faige at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

197

Since 1955

67 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1955

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2021

Faige popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1955

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4681012 20212012200419971990198519791955 5

Faige by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 25% of Faige's all-time total
1950s51960s101970s191980s501990s422000s372010s292020s5

Faige by state

Where Faige concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Faige
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
139 70.6%
New York share of Faige's total US births 70.6%

139 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faige?
197 babies have been named Faige since 1955. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Faige most popular?
Faige was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Faige most popular?
The top states for the name Faige are New York (139 births).
How long has the name Faige been used?
Faige has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 67 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Faige?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faith, Faigy, Fairy, Faiga, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.