Girls' name · since 1918
Faithe
Faithe has 710 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 710
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
710 girls have been named Faithe since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faithe has been recorded 710 times among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 2024.
- #9,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 710 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faithe ranks #9,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 710 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 710
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Faithe's 710 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Faithe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faithe splits its recorded history at 1986: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faithe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Faithe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Faithe's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Faithe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (26% of all-time use).
How Faithe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Faithe's total volume
Faithe by state
Where Faithe concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
6 of 710 births nationwide.
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What to do with Faithe's data
- Faithe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Faithes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faithe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1918–2024 (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 Faithe 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.