Foye

FOY /ˈfɔɪ/
girl 1 syllable fading

Foye is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Foye is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1950. Foye was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1916 (17 births).

About the name Foye

PronunciationFOY /ˈfɔɪ/

Names similar to Foye

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How popular is Foye?

Girls named Foye
190919101920193019401946
Girls named Foye per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1950 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1950) 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
Boys named Foye
1920192519301935194019451950
Boys named Foye per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1950 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1950) 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

Foye total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19509——#2,642
19488——#2,864
19476——#3,487
194612—#4,134#3,693
19455——#3,482
19438——#2,814
194116—#3,092#2,972
19406—#4,026—
193811—#4,556#3,296
19376——#3,281
19358—#3,258—
193417—#2,803#3,096
193312—#2,449—
19327—#3,698—
19319—#3,060—
193016—#3,458#3,120
192914—#3,812#3,353
19288——#3,186
19279—#3,391—
19268—#3,693—
19259—#3,482—
19246—#4,672—
192322—#2,637#3,043
192225—#2,324#3,106
192114—#3,508#4,574
192020—#2,647#3,613
19196—#4,462—
191813—#2,574—
19179—#3,187—
191617—#1,979—
191510—#2,781—
191410—#2,326—
19136—#2,967—
19126—#2,752—
19096—#2,052—
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