Recorded 1919–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 991 births

Faythe — girls' name

991 babies named Faythe in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s381930s301940s481950s821960s431970s171980s461990s1682000s3722010s1262020s11
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Faythe was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

46 babies were named Faythe in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faythe

The Social Security Administration has registered 991 babies named Faythe between 1919 and 2021, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faythe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faythe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 372 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Faythe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Faythe in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faythe 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 991 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.

Faythe at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

991

Since 1919

103 years of records

Peak year

2004

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1919

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2021

Faythe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1919

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
46
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Faythe by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
372 births that decade — 38% of Faythe's all-time total
1910s101920s381930s301940s481950s821960s431970s171980s461990s1682000s3722010s1262020s11

Faythe by state

Where Faythe concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Faythe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 2.9%
#2 Texas
25 2.5%
California share of Faythe's total US births 2.9%
Even split

29 of 991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faythe?
991 babies have been named Faythe since 1919. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 46 births.
When was Faythe most popular?
Faythe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Faythe most popular?
The top states for the name Faythe are California (29 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Faythe been used?
Faythe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 103 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Faythe?
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, 1919–2021 (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.