Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Fae

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Variant of Faith. Confidence: trust: belief.
Fairy; confident; loyal
French

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fae

Pronunciation

fae

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1916 (rank #769, 79 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3780, 39 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202539
202434
202351
202245
202146
202029
201934
201826
201724
201629

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1243, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202513
202412
20239
202211
202110
202011
20197
201812
20178
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20243
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence