US rank #15463 Girls' name Peak 2015 282 births

Febe — #15463 US girls' name

282 babies named Febe in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51980s151990s392000s912010s1092020s23
#15463
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Febe was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

20 babies were named Febe in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Febe

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Febe between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Febe currently holds the #15463 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Febe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Febe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Febe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Febe 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 282 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.

Febe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

2015

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,463

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Febe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
20
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
0510152025 20242018201320082003199619881926 5

Febe by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
109 births that decade — 39% of Febe's all-time total
1920s51980s151990s392000s912010s1092020s23

Febe by state

Where Febe concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Febe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Febe's total US births 1.8%

5 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Febe?
282 babies have been named Febe since 1926. It currently ranks #15463 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 20 births.
When was Febe most popular?
Febe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Febe most popular?
The top states for the name Febe are California (5 births).
How long has the name Febe been used?
Febe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Febe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Febbie, Feben, Febra, Febie. 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, 1926–2024 (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.