Fay Forename
12,972nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 75,673 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Fay Forename Definition:
A female name. this name appears to be modern, first occurring in the 1890’s. It may have been an abbreviation of Faith (q.v.) or be the word fay ‘fairy'.
Fay Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95% | 39,866 | 1:9,094 | 1,026 |
| England | 100% | 11,238 | 1:4,948 | 538 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,671 | 1:7,093 | 967 |
| Australia | - | 3,442 | 1:3,968 | 579 |
| Jamaica | - | 2,878 | 1:1,002 | 258 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,324 | 1:1,952 | 390 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,049 | 1:29,373 | 3,696 |
| South Africa | 99% | 1,014 | 1:53,780 | 5,421 |
| Scotland | 100% | 894 | 1:5,985 | 527 |
| Wales | 100% | 782 | 1:3,957 | 532 |
| Philippines | 98% | 669 | 1:158,460 | 7,608 |
| China | - | 600 | 1:2,276,760 | 44,784 |
| Netherlands | 99% | 534 | 1:31,652 | 2,561 |
| Egypt | 60% | 521 | 1:176,393 | 6,761 |
| France | 100% | 465 | 1:142,947 | 2,700 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 304 | 1:100,164 | 7,041 |
| Greece | 100% | 302 | 1:36,207 | 1,435 |
| Morocco | - | 273 | 1:125,819 | 3,873 |
| Guyana | 100% | 243 | 1:3,141 | 615 |
| DR Congo | 86% | 199 | 1:370,993 | 14,033 |
| Kuwait | - | 190 | 1:19,922 | 2,136 |
| Kenya | - | 177 | 1:261,622 | 9,649 |
| Israel | 98% | 165 | 1:50,927 | 3,129 |
| Indonesia | 75% | 153 | 1:1,686,037 | 90,646 |
| Barbados | - | 150 | 1:1,932 | 428 |
| Norway | 100% | 149 | 1:34,445 | 1,656 |
| Thailand | 78% | 128 | 1:547,389 | 25,246 |
| Colombia | 100% | 121 | 1:394,867 | 6,834 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 92 | 1:61,169 | 2,573 |
| Ecuador | - | 90 | 1:196,966 | 3,417 |
| Germany | 90% | 86 | 1:1,124,161 | 8,377 |
| Zambia | - | 85 | 1:186,527 | 6,727 |
| India | 81% | 83 | 1:14,637,084 | 385,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 83 | 1:98,221 | 8,974 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 80 | 1:192,798 | 11,695 |
| Ireland | 90% | 79 | 1:58,779 | 1,796 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Qatar | 85% | 72 | 1:32,911 | 4,385 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 71 | 1:743,497 | 17,573 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 68 | 1:20,021 | 2,377 |
| Sweden | 98% | 63 | 1:156,475 | 5,916 |
| Belgium | 100% | 62 | 1:185,323 | 4,734 |
| Jersey | - | 57 | 1:1,754 | 347 |
| Hong Kong | - | 54 | 1:143,569 | 3,037 |
| Sudan | - | 49 | 1:771,571 | 2,562 |
| Belize | 100% | 47 | 1:7,538 | 1,278 |
| Singapore | 100% | 40 | 1:157,176 | 8,073 |
| Brazil | - | 35 | 1:6,121,033 | 89,466 |
| Spain | 100% | 34 | 1:1,368,528 | 9,899 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 34 | 1:699,108 | 32,793 |
| Mexico | 50% | 33 | 1:3,761,952 | 17,018 |
| Russia | 64% | 31 | 1:4,652,700 | 23,240 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 30 | 1:1,006,730 | 21,651 |
| Cameroon | 95% | 27 | 1:800,389 | 22,535 |
| Panama | 100% | 27 | 1:144,687 | 6,280 |
| Nigeria | 76% | 26 | 1:6,829,398 | 91,657 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 26 | 1:22,344 | 1,767 |
| Liberia | 89% | 22 | 1:200,548 | 7,110 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 18 | 1:1,021,082 | 27,989 |
| Chile | 60% | 18 | 1:978,178 | 8,954 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 18 | 1:264,886 | 5,347 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 18 | 1:397,333 | 16,617 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 16 | 1:3,831 | 730 |
| Guernsey | - | 16 | 1:3,958 | 490 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 16 | 1:11,113 | 1,461 |
| Switzerland | 93% | 16 | 1:513,344 | 8,079 |
| Grenada | 100% | 14 | 1:7,723 | 1,094 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 14 | 1:13,882,691 | 83,133 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 14 | 1:7,970 | 1,208 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 13 | 1:2,509,501 | 20,196 |
| Austria | 100% | 13 | 1:654,939 | 5,517 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 13 | 1:462,949 | 8,230 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Argentina | 67% | 12 | 1:3,564,437 | 10,379 |
| Denmark | - | 11 | 1:513,591 | 7,934 |
| Congo | 75% | 10 | 1:500,920 | 8,695 |
| Tunisia | - | 10 | 1:67,690 | 3,091 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 9 | 1:204,794 | 1,831 |
| American Samoa | - | 9 | 1:6,205 | 1,322 |
| Cyprus | - | 9 | 1:96,786 | 2,691 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Italy | 74% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 7 | 1:3,296,562 | 60,611 |
| Senegal | 80% | 6 | 1:2,430,226 | 14,702 |
| Peru | 60% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 4 | 1:27,437 | 2,836 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Bolivia | - | 3 | 1:3,533,801 | 5,917 |
| Czechia | 75% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Jordan | 78% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 50% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | - | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Fáy (2) are calculated separately.
Fay (39,111) may also be a surname.
Fay Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. this name appears to be modern, first occurring in the 1890’s. It may have been an abbreviation of Faith (q.v.) or be the word fay ‘fairy'.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
F. A variant of Faith (q. v.) and therefore a revival of archaic fay, as in by my fay. It is borne by a charming and very well-known English actress.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Latin name, meaning: Like the beech tree. (Celtic) A raven. (Old French) Fidelity.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Fay Forename Popularity
Fay Demographics
Average Fay Salary in
United States
$38,960 USD
Per year
Rank:
266,360 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0116576
Rank: 949 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
89.5%
Sample size: 24,666 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fáy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Faye | 86 | 166,758 | / |
| Faya | 86 | 59,730 | / |
| Fayz | 86 | 7,563 | / |
| Fayo | 86 | 741 | / |
| Fayi | 86 | 544 | / |
| Fayu | 86 | 323 | / |
| Faay | 86 | 215 | / |
| Fayd | 86 | 134 | / |
| Fahy | 86 | 79 | / |
| Fayh | 86 | 79 | / |
| Fays | 86 | 59 | / |
| Fayj | 86 | 46 | / |
| Fhay | 86 | 40 | / |
| Faiy | 86 | 27 | / |
| Fayy | 86 | 22 | / |
| Fayt | 86 | 18 | / |
| Fauy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ffay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fayp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fajy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vfay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fa | 80 | 170,302 | / |
| Fy | 80 | 8,708 | / |
| Fayez | 75 | 690,709 | / |
| Fayaz | 75 | 224,731 | / |
| Fayed | 75 | 38,045 | / |
| Fayad | 75 | 17,712 | / |
| Fayoz | 75 | 5,720 | / |
| Fayiz | 75 | 5,552 | / |
| Fayas | 75 | 4,785 | / |
| Fayis | 75 | 1,966 | / |
| Fayeh | 75 | 1,701 | / |
| Faiyz | 75 | 1,275 | / |
| Fayat | 75 | 766 | / |
| Fayah | 75 | 597 | / |
| Fayes | 75 | 565 | / |
| Fayha | 75 | 273 | / |
| Fayuu | 75 | 195 | / |
| Fahyu | 75 | 120 | / |
| Fayet | 75 | 91 | / |
| Fayou | 75 | 85 | / |
| Fahey | 75 | 56 | / |
| Fayzt | 75 | 49 | / |
| Fayee | 75 | 49 | / |
| Fayyz | 75 | 48 | / |
| Fayid | 75 | 44 | / |
| Fhaye | 75 | 42 | / |
| Fayij | 75 | 29 | / |
| Faiyo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Fayit | 75 | 23 | / |
| Fahya | 75 | 23 | / |
| Faaye | 75 | 20 | / |
| Fayos | 75 | 14 | / |
| Fayie | 75 | 14 | / |
| Fayuz | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wfaay | 75 | 12 | / |
| Fahye | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fayaa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fayih | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fayod | 75 | 9 | / |
| Fauya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Faiyh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Faiyd | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fayhe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fayst | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fayus | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fayot | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wfaye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fayux | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fahyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Faysh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Faych | 75 | 5 | / |
| Faydh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Faayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fahiy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fahay | 75 | 4 | / |
| Faiys | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hfaye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fayoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fayud | 75 | 3 | / |
| Faayz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fahyt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fayzz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ffaye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fayep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fayss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Faaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fayyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhays | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhayz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fauye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayiğ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faïya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fahhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faiiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faiyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fajiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffayt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fay'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fwyay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faujy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fauyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fayès | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fai | 67 | 18,880 | / |
| Fah | 67 | 14,079 | / |
| Fat | 67 | 11,948 | / |
| Vay | 67 | 5,331 | / |
| Fayhaa | 67 | 5,270 | / |
| Fae | 67 | 3,656 | / |
| Faz | 67 | 3,158 | / |
| Foy | 67 | 2,749 | / |
| Fas | 67 | 1,761 | / |
| Fad | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Fau | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Fey | 67 | 874 | / |
| Fea | 67 | 582 | / |
| Fap | 67 | 434 | / |
| Fayadh | 67 | 337 | / |
| Faa | 67 | 278 | / |
| Faj | 67 | 228 | / |
| Fahyez | 67 | 225 | / |
| Fayaja | 67 | 219 | / |
| Foa | 67 | 162 | / |
| Fye | 67 | 97 | / |
| Faï | 67 | 80 | / |
| Fga | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fayeez | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fha | 67 | 50 | / |
| Fiy | 67 | 46 | / |
| Fyi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pfa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fuy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fyz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fhayaz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ffa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wfa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fajaya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hfa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fyy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fayees | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fojaya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fys | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fyt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fyh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fayaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vfa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fayett | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fayeed | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fhy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vfy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Faî | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fayish | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fayazz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fauyaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fayush | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fyp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Faeyao | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fayesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fayouz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fayooz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hfy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fhayez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfayaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayuoz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fahyth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fayith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fayowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ffy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fahyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fhayha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fujaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuyaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayazs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wfy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyƶ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fáa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffayez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhayes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faujyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayizz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayoos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayuuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayajz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfayaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfayaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faytth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
Fay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fay in the Russian language | ||
| Фай | faj | - |
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