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.

115
total births
1960–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
33%
born in that 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.

  • 115 total births
  • 1960–2023 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 33% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

115 girls have been named Fe since 1960, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

115
total births
1960–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Fe was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

9 babies were named Fe in 2007 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

115

Since 1960

64 years of records

Peak year

2007

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1960

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2023

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

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

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 July 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 last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fe: Baby Name Since 1960 - 115 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.