Fairley
Fairley is a Scottish surname. It is an alternative spelling of the Scottish surname Fairlie.
Meaning & Origin of Fairley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fairley is a Scottish surname. It is an alternative spelling of the Scottish surname Fairlie.
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The Story of Fairley
The earliest SSA record of Fairley as a baby boy name dates back to 1926, when 5 babies received it. 1944 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Fairley — #1,738 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 79% of all recorded Fairleys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1965 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 122 Fairleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Fairley
Fairley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 122 births in the dataset. Fairley's peak popularity came in 1944 when it ranked #1,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Fairley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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