Unisex name · since 1895
Fayette
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 584 babies named Fayette, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1895
- 1950s
- peak decade
584 girls have been named Fayette since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayette has been recorded 584 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2022.
- #10,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 584 born since 1895
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayette ranks #10,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 584 born since 1895, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1895
- 1950s
- peak decade
Fayette's 584 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fayette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fayette's full recorded timeline at 1949, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fayette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2022
- Peak year (1955)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Fayette popularity over time - boys
438 total births recorded since 1880 (Fayette as boys' name)
Fayette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (160 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Fayette's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Fayette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 160 births (27% of all-time use).
How Fayette 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 Fayette's total volume
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What to do with Fayette's data
- Fayette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fayette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1895–2022 (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 Fayette 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.