Girls' name · since 1960

Fe

115 babies named Fe in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1960
2010s
peak decade

Fe sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 115 recorded since 1960.

Fe has 115 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2023.

  • #25,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 115 born since 1960
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fe ranks #25,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1960
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fe's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Fe's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Fe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
9
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
45678910 1960196620012008201620192023 5

Fe by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Fe's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Fe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fe? ▼
Fe has been given to 115 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,605 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Fe sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fe ranks #25,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fe most popular? ▼
Fe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Fe been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Fe since 1960 -- 64 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Fe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Fern, Fernanda, Felicity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Fe's data

  • Fe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Fe

Nearby Names Like Fe

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fe

Felicia Girl
#5559 91,092 births
Fern Girl
#1219 37,666 births
Fernanda Girl
#552 20,130 births
Felicity Girl
#473 18,559 births
Felecia Girl
10,268 births

Compare Fe side by side: Fe vs Felicia Fe vs Fern Fe vs Fernanda

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Flara
115 births · Peak 1920
Lavine
115 births · Peak 1918
Rosielee
115 births · Peak 1917
Elvenia
115 births · Peak 1925
Ethell
115 births · Peak 1916
Leomia
115 births · Peak 1925
Chestina
115 births · Peak 1917
Walta
115 births · Peak 1940

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1960–2023 (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 Fe 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.