Girls' name · since 1997
Fey
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Fey, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 135 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fey has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #23,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fey ranks #23,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fey's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fey's full recorded timeline at 2009, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Fey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Fey's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Fey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (41% of all-time use).
Fey by state
Where Fey concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 135 births nationwide.
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- Fey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Feys (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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1997–2024 (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 Fey 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.