First Name FAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FAY is ranked as the 908th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 41,947.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 13.16 people named FAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 63% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named FAY is 14,546.
  • The SSA data also shows that FAY is used as a girl's name 90% of the time.

First Names FAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 41,947 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 908
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 14,546
  • National Rank 1,671
  • Percentile Rank 98.19%
  • Proportion/100k 4.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FAY is 77.9% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 13.5% Black, 3.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name FAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FAY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Unisex surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FAY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.9% 63.9% 14.0%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 13.5% 12.3% 1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.3% 4.9% -1.6%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FAY is California where 3,733 people have this name.
  • Montana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FAY, as 27.59 in every 100,000 Montanans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Montana is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,280 9.94 98.1% Indiana 654 9.91 96.9% Iowa 219 7.05 95.7% Kansas 246 8.48 93.3% Michigan 1,145 11.55 98.8% Minnesota 479 8.77 97.5% Missouri 618 20.65 96.5% Nebraska 250 13.27 93.1% North Dakota 113 15.22 85.9% Ohio 1,207 10.41 97.9% South Dakota 133 15.55 86.5% Wisconsin 554 9.62 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,280 9.94 98.1%
Indiana 654 9.91 96.9%
Iowa 219 7.05 95.7%
Kansas 246 8.48 93.3%
Michigan 1,145 11.55 98.8%
Minnesota 479 8.77 97.5%
Missouri 618 20.65 96.5%
Nebraska 250 13.27 93.1%
North Dakota 113 15.22 85.9%
Ohio 1,207 10.41 97.9%
South Dakota 133 15.55 86.5%
Wisconsin 554 9.62 97.5%
West State Statistics First-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 82.5% Arizona 973 14.45 96.9% California 3,733 9.62 99.1% Colorado 500 9.33 96.0% Hawaii 325 22.9 96.5% Idaho 367 22.45 94.2% Montana 282 27.59 92.3% Nevada 394 13.89 95.3% New Mexico 335 16.06 93.2% Oregon 679 17.11 96.6% Utah 497 16.88 95.3% Washington 724 10.25 98.0% Wyoming 103 17.56 85.1%

West States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 82.5%
Arizona 973 14.45 96.9%
California 3,733 9.62 99.1%
Colorado 500 9.33 96.0%
Hawaii 325 22.9 96.5%
Idaho 367 22.45 94.2%
Montana 282 27.59 92.3%
Nevada 394 13.89 95.3%
New Mexico 335 16.06 93.2%
Oregon 679 17.11 96.6%
Utah 497 16.88 95.3%
Washington 724 10.25 98.0%
Wyoming 103 17.56 85.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 345 9.6 95.8% Maine 102 7.66 86.7% Massachusetts 669 9.92 96.7% New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.6% New Jersey 855 9.56 97.5% New York 3,072 15.56 99.2% Pennsylvania 2,689 21.03 98.8% Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.2% Vermont 122 19.39 92.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 345 9.6 95.8%
Maine 102 7.66 86.7%
Massachusetts 669 9.92 96.7%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.6%
New Jersey 855 9.56 97.5%
New York 3,072 15.56 99.2%
Pennsylvania 2,689 21.03 98.8%
Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.2%
Vermont 122 19.39 92.2%
South State Statistics First-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,132 23.33 97.8% Arkansas 660 22.24 96.5% Delaware 121 12.93 95.2% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.3% Florida 3,092 15.55 99.3% Georgia 1,729 17.12 98.6% Kentucky 784 17.77 96.7% Louisiana 1,125 24.2 97.6% Maryland 783 13.11 98.1% Mississippi 618 20.65 96.5% North Carolina 1,161 11.67 98.6% Oklahoma 513 13.23 95.9% South Carolina 623 12.89 96.9% Tennessee 1,270 19.38 98.0% Texas 3,494 12.96 99.1% Virginia 1,198 14.39 98.2% West Virginia 209 11.3 90.7%

South States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,132 23.33 97.8%
Arkansas 660 22.24 96.5%
Delaware 121 12.93 95.2%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.3%
Florida 3,092 15.55 99.3%
Georgia 1,729 17.12 98.6%
Kentucky 784 17.77 96.7%
Louisiana 1,125 24.2 97.6%
Maryland 783 13.11 98.1%
Mississippi 618 20.65 96.5%
North Carolina 1,161 11.67 98.6%
Oklahoma 513 13.23 95.9%
South Carolina 623 12.89 96.9%
Tennessee 1,270 19.38 98.0%
Texas 3,494 12.96 99.1%
Virginia 1,198 14.39 98.2%
West Virginia 209 11.3 90.7%
 

Full Names with FAY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FAY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named FAY.

The most popular full name is FAY Smith. 0.99% of all the people named FAY have this family name.

There are 5316 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FAY Smith 0.99%
2 FAY Johnson 0.69%
3 FAY Davis 0.62%
4 FAY Williams 0.62%
5 FAY Miller 0.54%
6 FAY Lee 0.45%
7 FAY Brown 0.44%
8 FAY Jones 0.38%
9 FAY Anderson 0.33%
10 FAY Martin 0.33%
11 FAY Moore 0.32%
12 FAY Taylor 0.32%
13 FAY Wilson 0.32%
14 FAY Walker 0.31%
15 FAY Robinson 0.30%
16 FAY Clark 0.28%
17 FAY Wong 0.27%
18 FAY Thomas 0.25%
19 FAY Wright 0.24%
20 FAY Campbell 0.23%

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