Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Fairy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Fairy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

93.8%

2024

All-time

2,392

Fairy is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 80 girls were named Fairy.

In 2024, only 5 girls were given the name.

Down 93.8% from its peak.

All told, about 2,392 Americans have been named Fairy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

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