Fey
Fey is a German or Irish name found as both a given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Fey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fey is a German or Irish name found as both a given name and surname.
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The Story of Fey
Fey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 12 Feys were born — ranking #7,716 that year. As of 2026, Fey ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 135 Feys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Fey
Fey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Fey's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #7,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Fey'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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