Faynell — girls' name

What the Data Says About Faynell

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Faynell between 1915 and 1938, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faynell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faynell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Faynell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Faynell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faynell 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 40 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.