Girls' name · since 1955
Faige
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.
- #19,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
197 girls have been named Faige since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faige has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2021.
- #19,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faige ranks #19,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Faige's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Faige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faige's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faige popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2021
- Peak year (1979)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Faige by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (50 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Faige's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Faige births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (25% of all-time use).
Faige by state
Where Faige concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 139 | 70.6% |
139 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Faige's data
- Faige's decade-level peak was the 1980s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Faiges (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faige: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Faige draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.