Girls' name · since 1901
Fayetta
1,061 babies named Fayetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,061
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
Fayetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,061 have been recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Fayetta recorded 1,061 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1977.
- #7,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,061 born since 1901
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayetta ranks #7,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,061 born since 1901, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,061
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
Fayetta's 1,061 recorded births place it above 90.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Fayetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fayetta splits its recorded history at 1941: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fayetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1977
- Peak year (1953)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Fayetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (237 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Fayetta's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Fayetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 89
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
160 births
- 1930s
1930s
234 births
- 1940s
1940s
237 births
- 1950s
1950s
219 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 237 births (22% of all-time use).
How Fayetta 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 Fayetta's total volume
Fayetta by state
Where Fayetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 82 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
82 of 1,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Fayetta's data
- Fayetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Fayettas (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fayetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1901–1977 (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 Fayetta 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.