Fayette is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1923 and has since faded.
Fayette is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Fayette was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1955 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,114 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,084 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,918 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #9,746 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,725 | — |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,126 | — |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,185 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,521 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,887 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,824 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,130 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,805 | — |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,293 | — |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #3,573 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,087 | — |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,862 | #4,251 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #3,230 | — |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,898 | — |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #3,896 | — |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,284 | — |
| 1957 | 14 | — | #3,195 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #3,765 | — |
| 1955 | 28 | — | #2,035 | — |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #2,326 | — |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,331 | — |
| 1952 | 28 | — | #2,434 | #2,746 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #2,203 | — |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #2,948 | — |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #2,296 | — |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #3,025 | #3,434 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #3,918 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,929 | — |
| 1945 | 12 | — | #4,194 | #3,114 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #4,214 | #3,592 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,916 | — |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #2,875 | #3,332 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #2,574 | #2,969 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | #3,041 | — |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #3,228 | #2,937 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,291 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #2,119 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #4,435 | #1,966 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #3,977 | #3,094 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #3,214 | #3,404 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,946 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,244 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #4,780 | #2,662 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #2,794 | #2,244 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #3,546 | #3,181 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,581 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,626 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | #3,477 | #2,486 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #3,216 | #2,079 |
| 1923 | 38 | — | #2,512 | #1,563 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | — | #2,077 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #4,168 | #3,307 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #3,730 | #3,605 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | #2,707 | #2,186 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #3,345 | #1,934 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | #3,180 | #1,925 |
| 1916 | 29 | — | #2,296 | #1,985 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,915 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | #3,829 | #2,157 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #1,992 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,117 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,174 | — |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #947 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #973 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,482 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #911 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #960 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #859 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #792 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #802 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #947 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #669 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #918 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #701 |