Fain

FAYN /ˈfeɪn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Fain is a very rare variant of Fanny that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Fain is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Fain was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1932 (9 births).

About the name Fain

PronunciationFAYN /ˈfeɪn/

Names similar to Fain

FannyFawnFaunFaunaZainCainDwainFaisalFailaFaina

How popular is Fain?

Boys named Fain
192019401960198020002016
Boys named Fain per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Fain
1954
Girls named Fain per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Fain total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201655—#12,824
19546—#5,345—
19535——#3,996
19525——#3,913
19505——#3,858
19425——#3,746
19359——#2,594
19329——#2,701
19245——#4,579
19235——#4,446
19225——#4,523
19217——#3,639
19206——#3,988
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