Feminine dossier · first seen 1895

Fayette

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1955

Peak era

1955

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

1895Peak 19552025

Quick answers about Fayette

An estimated 322 living Americans are named Fayette.

Fayette 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 Fayette is approximately 69 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 75 years old.

Not especially. Fayette has been declining since its 1955 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1955

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

584

Fayette last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 584 American girls received the name.

Fayette peaked in 1955, when 28 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 584 Americans named Fayette since 1895.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1955

Living profile

322

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age69

Core range61–75

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.