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Origin & history of Fay1
English roots
Fay comes from the English tradition, meaning Fairy.
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How popular is Fay?
1926
peak year
Today, Fay is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4090), with only about 37 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1926, 722 babies were given the name (ranked #243 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Fay's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 36,137 babies have been registered as Fay since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
722
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #243)
(ranked #243)
37
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
370
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
36,137
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Fay5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
F6
A1
Y7
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Fay🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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Names that combine with FaySibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Fay.
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