Total births
45
Girls' name · since 1995
Faina
Faina has 45 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 1995–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
45 girls have been named Faina since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faina has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- 45 total births
- 1995–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 girls have been named Faina since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 45
- total births
- 1995–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
42% 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.
Faina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faina's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faina at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Faina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Faina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Faina's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Faina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faina? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 45 babies named Faina. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Faina since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Faina's data
- Faina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Faina
Nearby Names Like Faina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Faina
Faith Girl
#248 147,851 births
Faigy Girl
#1547 3,657 births
Fairy Girl
#15331 2,392 births
Faiga Girl
#2449 1,474 births
Faiza Girl
#3777 1,059 births
Compare Faina side by side: Faina vs Faith Faina vs Faigy Faina vs Fairy
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Faina: Baby Name Since 1995 - 45 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/faina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Faina 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 June 2026.