Unisex name · since 1910
Fayne
104 babies named Fayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fayne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 104 have been recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Fayne recorded 104 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1961.
- #26,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayne ranks #26,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fayne's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fayne's full recorded timeline at 1931, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fayne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1961
- Peak year (1926)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Fayne popularity over time - boys
54 total births recorded since 1918 (Fayne as boys' name)
Fayne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Fayne's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Fayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fayne's data
- Fayne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1910–1961 (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 Fayne 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.