Girls' name · since 1910
Fairie
Fairie has 55 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fairie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Fairie recorded 55 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1930.
- #33,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fairie ranks #33,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fairie's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fairie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fairie's full recorded timeline at 1922, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fairie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1930
- Peak year (1925)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Fairie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Fairie's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Fairie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fairie's data
- Fairie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Fairie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1910–1930 (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 Fairie 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.