Fae is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Fae in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fae
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Fae per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fae in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fae is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 46 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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.
Fae does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Faes in the wild.
12
UK babies named Fae (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 46 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fae
Likely around 1 other Fae in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Fae
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Stephanie Fae Beauclair, better known as Baby Fae, was an American infant born in 1984 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. On October 26, 1984, she became the first infant subject of a xenotransplant procedure and the first successful infant heart transplant, receiving the heart of a baboon.