🔥Faye

FAY
English
"fairy"

Faye Origin and Meaning

The name Faye is a girl's name of English origin meaning "fairy".

Soft and simple, but no less magical, Faye is enjoying a quiet spell of popularity in the US. It broke the Top 1000 in 2014, and by 2023, was one of the fastest rising names on the charts. Faye is a perfect example of a name that fits in and stands out, recognizable and yet unexpected. It also makes a beautiful middle name option, if Mae and Rae are feeling too overdone.

The original Fay, Morgan le Fay, was a sorceress of the Arthurian Legends. Faye may also be used as a short form of Faith.

# 500 in the US

Faye Rank in US Top 1000

# 198 on Nameberry

Faye Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Faye Popularity

Famous People Named Faye

  • (Dorothy) Faye Dunaway
    American actress
  • Faye Elizabeth Grant
    American actress
  • Faye Marsay
    English actress
  • Faye Reagan
    American porn star
  • Faye Wong (born Wong Fei)
    Hong Kong singer,songwriter and actress
  • Faye Katherine Dancer
    All,American Girls Baseball League player
  • Alice Faye
    American actress and singer
  • Faye Yu (born Yu Feihong)
    Chinese actress

Faye in Pop Culture

  • Faye Valentine
    character in anime "Cowboy Bebop"
  • Faye Chamberlain
    character from The Secret Circle series by L. J. Smith
  • Faye Greener
    character in Nathanael West's "Day of the Locust"
  • Dr. Faye Miller
    character on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Faye Windass
    character on British soap "Coronation Street"
  • Faye Whitaker
    character in webcomic "Questionable Content"
  • Faye
    character in video game "Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia"