Will my child share the name Fae with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Fae per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fae in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Fae becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Fae is rising: up 162 places since 2020, to #2,138 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,243 in 2005.

Is Fae a good choice for a distinctive name?

Fae is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Fae a popular baby name in the United States?

Fae does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Fae is a distinctive choice, ranked #2138 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Fae in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Fae

Fae is steadily gaining in popularity, up 46 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1243 in 2005, and it currently sits at #2254. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Fae is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Fae in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Fae

Baby Fae — Stephanie Fae Beauclair, better known as Baby Fae, was an American infant born in 1984 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.