Girls' name · since 1926

Febe

Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Febe, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,132 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,538 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
292
born since 1926
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Febe is the #9538 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 292 recorded since 1926.

Social Security Administration records show Febe recorded 292 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #9538 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.

  • #16,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,538 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 292 born since 1926
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Febe ranks #16,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,538 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 292 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,132 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,538 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
292
born since 1926
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44.8%
Febe vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Febe's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Febe compares

292 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Febe's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Febe Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 292 376 567,345
Peak-year births 20 21 19,840

Febe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Febe splits its recorded history at 2007: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Febe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
20
Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
0510152025 19261991200020052010201520212025 10

Febe by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Febe's strongest decade.

109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Febe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (37% of all-time use).

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

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 1.7%
California share of Febe's total US births 1.7%

5 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Febe?
292 babies have been named Febe since 1926. All-time, it sits at #16,132 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,538 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 20 births.
Where does Febe sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Febe ranks #16,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,538 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Febe go back to 1926, giving 100 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Febe's data

  • Febe's decade-level peak was the 2010s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Febes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Febe

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Febe: 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, 1926–2025 (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 Febe 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.