Fae is an uncommon variant of Fay that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Fae is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,794 for girl births in the United States (and #6,655 across all names), given to 39 babies. Fae first appears in 1889 and peaked in 1916 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | #3,794 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | #3,198 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | #3,497 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #3,407 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #4,587 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #4,194 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #5,061 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #5,419 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #4,768 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #5,857 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #6,554 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,422 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #9,349 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,414 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,168 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #18,412 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,399 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,769 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,105 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,276 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,063 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,465 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,408 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,492 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,345 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,777 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,541 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,695 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,670 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,816 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #6,883 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #4,967 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,639 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,647 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,641 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,507 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,897 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,900 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,023 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,652 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #3,994 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #3,135 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,379 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #2,383 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | #1,951 |
| 1951 | 30 | — | #1,784 |
| 1950 | 20 | — | #2,204 |
| 1949 | 24 | — | #1,977 |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,358 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | #2,102 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #2,521 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,980 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #2,234 |
| 1943 | 23 | — | #1,805 |
| 1942 | 28 | — | #1,568 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | #1,623 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,706 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | #1,907 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #1,718 |
| 1937 | 32 | — | #1,289 |
| 1936 | 28 | — | #1,390 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | #1,279 |
| 1934 | 34 | — | #1,223 |
| 1933 | 41 | — | #1,089 |
| 1932 | 46 | — | #1,047 |
| 1931 | 32 | — | #1,296 |
| 1930 | 34 | — | #1,298 |
| 1929 | 43 | — | #1,125 |
| 1928 | 46 | — | #1,121 |
| 1927 | 62 | — | #969 |
| 1926 | 54 | — | #1,015 |
| 1925 | 63 | — | #940 |
| 1924 | 61 | — | #978 |
| 1923 | 52 | — | #1,058 |
| 1922 | 55 | — | #1,014 |
| 1921 | 61 | — | #948 |
| 1920 | 63 | — | #919 |
| 1919 | 58 | — | #928 |
| 1918 | 61 | — | #918 |
| 1917 | 70 | — | #821 |
| 1916 | 79 | — | #772 |
| 1915 | 65 | — | #813 |
| 1914 | 52 | — | #807 |
| 1913 | 38 | — | #858 |
| 1912 | 32 | — | #895 |
| 1911 | 27 | — | #830 |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #774 |
| 1909 | 22 | — | #876 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | #732 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #1,165 |
| 1906 | 24 | — | #746 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | #941 |
| 1904 | 20 | — | #814 |
| 1903 | 15 | — | #906 |
| 1902 | 16 | — | #884 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #935 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | #991 |
| 1899 | 19 | — | #736 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,576 |
| 1897 | 21 | — | #683 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | #917 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #828 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | #1,093 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #978 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #1,035 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #1,137 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #1,191 |