Recorded 1995–2014 Girls' name Peak 2003 40 births

Faina — girls' name

40 babies named Faina in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s192010s16
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Faina was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Faina in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faina

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Faina between 1995 and 2014, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Faina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faina 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 40 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.

Faina at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

40

Since 1995

20 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1995

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2014

Faina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1995

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Faina by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 48% of Faina's all-time total
1990s52000s192010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faina?
40 babies have been named Faina since 1995. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Faina most popular?
Faina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Faina been used?
Faina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 20 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Faina?
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, 1995–2014 (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.