Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Fay (feminine) | Fay (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #1830 | 0.003 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #780 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #517 | 0.016 | #1902 | 0.001 | ||
| 1940 | #359 | 0.028 | #1115 | 0.003 | ||
| 1930 | #260 | 0.052 | #758 | 0.006 | ||
| 1920 | #262 | 0.051 | #591 | 0.010 | ||
| 1910 | #235 | 0.064 | #494 | 0.014 | ||
| 1900 | #218 | 0.067 | #436 | 0.017 | ||
| 1890 | #251 | 0.050 | #382 | 0.019 | ||
| 1880 | #313 | 0.029 | #433 | 0.015 | ||
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