Recorded 1986–2016 Girls' name Peak 1987 20 births

Fairen — girls' name

20 babies named Fairen in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s132010s7
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Fairen was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fairen in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fairen

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Fairen between 1986 and 2016, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fairen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fairen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fairen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fairen 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 20 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.

Fairen at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

20

Since 1986

31 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1986

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2016

Fairen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1986

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 201619871986 5

Fairen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 65% of Fairen's all-time total
1980s132010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fairen?
20 babies have been named Fairen since 1986. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Fairen most popular?
Fairen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Fairen been used?
Fairen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 31 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Fairen?
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, 1986–2016 (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.