Feminine dossier · first seen 1889
Fae
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1916
Peak births
79
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Fae
How many people are named Fae?
An estimated 791 living Americans are named Fae.
How rare is Fae?
Fae is very rare among babies today, with 39 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 50.6% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Fae?
The median age of a living American named Fae is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 65 years old.
Is Fae still popular?
Yes — Fae is currently rising in popularity, with 39 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Fae most common?
Fae has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1889Peak 19162025
Peak year
1916
Decline from peak
50.6%
2025
39
All-time
2,683
Where it lives now
Fae is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Fae is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.