Recorded 1917–1938 Girls' name Peak 1918 47 births

Fayma — girls' name

47 babies named Fayma in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s241930s10
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Fayma was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fayma in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fayma

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Fayma between 1917 and 1938, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fayma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fayma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fayma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fayma 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 47 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.

Fayma at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

47

Since 1917

22 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1917

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1938

Fayma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1917

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19381931192719241923192119181917 5

Fayma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 51% of Fayma's all-time total
1910s131920s241930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fayma?
47 babies have been named Fayma since 1917. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Fayma most popular?
Fayma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Fayma been used?
Fayma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 22 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Fayma?
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, 1917–1938 (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.