US rank #15418 Girls' name Peak 2001 710 births

Faithe — #15418 US girls' name

710 babies named Faithe in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101930s181940s401950s371960s391970s721980s581990s1362000s1822010s902020s23
#15418
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Faithe was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

30 babies were named Faithe in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faithe

The Social Security Administration has registered 710 babies named Faithe between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faithe currently holds the #15418 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faithe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Faithe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faithe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faithe 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 710 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.

Faithe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

710

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2001

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,418

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Faithe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
30
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
010203040 202420132003199319821972195819381918 5

Faithe by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
182 births that decade — 26% of Faithe's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s181940s401950s371960s391970s721980s581990s1362000s1822010s902020s23

Faithe by state

Where Faithe concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Faithe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 0.8%
Texas share of Faithe's total US births 0.8%

6 of 710 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faithe?
710 babies have been named Faithe since 1918. It currently ranks #15418 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 30 births.
When was Faithe most popular?
Faithe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Faithe most popular?
The top states for the name Faithe are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Faithe been used?
Faithe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Faithe?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.