Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Fairy

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19172025

Quick answers about Fairy

An estimated 418 living Americans are named Fairy.

Fairy fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Fairy is approximately 78 years, with most bearers falling between 68 and 87 years old.

Not especially. Fairy has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,392

Fairy last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 2,392 American girls received the name.

Fairy peaked in 1917, when 80 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,392 Americans named Fairy since 1882.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

Living profile

418

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age78

Core range68–87

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.