Recorded 2015–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 18 births

Fayelyn — girls' name

18 babies named Fayelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s7
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Fayelyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fayelyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fayelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Fayelyn between 2015 and 2023, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fayelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fayelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fayelyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fayelyn 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 18 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.

Fayelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

18

Since 2015

9 years of records

Peak year

2023

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2015

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2023

Fayelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2015

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202320192015 6

Fayelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 61% of Fayelyn's all-time total
2010s112020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fayelyn?
18 babies have been named Fayelyn since 2015. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Fayelyn most popular?
Fayelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Fayelyn been used?
Fayelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 9 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Fayelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faye, Fay, Fayth, Fayetta, 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, 2015–2023 (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.