Faiga: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,465

among girls · ↓20 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Faiga · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 22,323

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

74 babies

All-time total

1,474

#5,763 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Faiga popularity over time

1,474 babies have been named Faiga since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
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1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,680
1980s	44	4	+780%	#7,124
1990s	151	15	+243%	#4,735
2000s	357	36	+136%	#3,061
2010s	526	53	+47%	#2,517
2020s (to 2025)	391	65	+24%	#2,445

Where Faiga is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	76	0.05	outside top 500
2027	79	0.05	outside top 500
2028	82	0.05	outside top 500
2029	85	0.05	outside top 500
2030	87	0.05	outside top 500

Where Faiga is most popular

Girls named Faiga per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Faiga born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New York	188	0.475	+1033%
New Jersey	71	0.393	+839%
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Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Faiga

Faiga is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,465 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,474 American babies have been named Faiga. Its peak came in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Faiga stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Faiga?

The median living Faiga is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 1,500 people named Faiga are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Faiga year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	72	#2,465
2024	74	#2,445
2023	68	#2,599
2022	64	#2,706
2021	62	#2,759
2020	51	#3,109
2019	70	#2,517
2018	45	#3,453
2017	55	#2,980
2016	60	#2,838
2015	50	#3,268
2014	56	#3,016
2013	51	#3,190
2012	56	#3,023
2011	48	#3,368
2010	35	#4,229
2009	56	#3,061
2008	30	#4,934
2007	38	#4,074
2006	36	#4,094
2005	36	#3,976
2004	28	#4,751
2003	44	#3,313
2002	35	#3,753
2001	24	#4,880
2000	30	#4,105
1995	20	#4,901
1990	7	#10,561
1985	5	#11,188
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Faiga, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Faiga?

The median living Faiga is about 12 years old. Half of all living Faigas are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Faiga are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Faiga are alive in the United States, based on 1,474 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Faiga in 2025?

Faiga ranked #2,465 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Faiga?

1,474 babies have been named Faiga in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Faiga most popular?

Faiga peaked in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Faiga a boy or girl name?

Faiga is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Faiga rising or falling?

Faiga is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Faiga become more popular?

Faiga is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 87 girls named Faiga in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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