Unisex name · since 1909
Foye
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 254 babies named Foye, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Foye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 254 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Foye recorded 254 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1946.
- #17,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Foye ranks #17,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Foye's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Foye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Foye's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Foye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1946
- Peak year (1916)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Foye popularity over time - boys
120 total births recorded since 1920 (Foye as boys' name)
Foye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Foye's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Foye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (35% of all-time use).
Foye by state
Where Foye concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
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What to do with Foye's data
- Foye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Foyes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Foye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1909–1946 (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 Foye 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.