Girls' name · since 1915
Faynell
Faynell has 40 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Faynell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faynell has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1938.
- #37,522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faynell ranks #37,522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #37,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Faynell's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Faynell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faynell splits its recorded history at 1931: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faynell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1938
- Peak year (1938)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Faynell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (29 births, 73% of the file).
1930s was Faynell's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Faynell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 29 births (73% of all-time use).
Faynell by state
Where Faynell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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- Alabama records the most Faynells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Faynell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1915–1938 (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 Faynell 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.