US rank #14149 Girls' name Peak 1999 135 births

Fey — #14149 US girls' name

135 babies named Fey in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s562010s252020s23
#14149
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Fey was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

12 babies were named Fey in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fey

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Fey between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fey currently holds the #14149 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Fey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fey 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 135 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.

Fey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

135

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

1999

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,149

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 2024202120122006200219991997 9

Fey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 41% of Fey's all-time total
1990s312000s562010s252020s23

Fey by state

Where Fey concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.7%
California share of Fey's total US births 3.7%

5 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fey?
135 babies have been named Fey since 1997. It currently ranks #14149 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 12 births.
When was Fey most popular?
Fey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Fey most popular?
The top states for the name Fey are California (5 births).
How long has the name Fey been used?
Fey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Feyre, Feyza, Feyra, Feya, and 1 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, 1997–2024 (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.