Boy · #12,301 in 2026

Foday

Guangdong Foday Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as Foday, is an automotive manufacturing company based in Guangdong, China. With roots going back to 1988, it used to be known as Nanhai Automobile. Its principal products are vehicles, primarily pick-up trucks and SUVs, automotive parts and stampings. Its products have been sold in various countries under the Fudi and Foday brands.

Current Rank
#12,301
Peak Rank
#6,903 (2006)
Total Babies
97
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1990
First Year
2024
Last Year
2006
Peak Year
#6903
Peak Rank
97
Total Count
17
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Foday

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Guangdong Foday Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as Foday, is an automotive manufacturing company based in Guangdong, China. With roots going back to 1988, it used to be known as Nanhai Automobile. Its principal products are vehicles, primarily pick-up trucks and SUVs, automotive parts and stampings. Its products have been sold in various countries under the Fudi and Foday brands.

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Origin & history
In the late 1970s and '80s, the Nanhai District in Foshan, Guangdong province, China, saw the emergence of a fledgling car industry. Among the nascent enterprises was the Nanhai Automobile factory, founded in 1988, which initially thrived under the auspices of a deal with Nanjing Automobile to assemble truck bodies. However, mismanagement and economic stagnation in the late 1990s led to the factory's downturn, culminating in significant losses by 1999. Facing financial turmoil, the factory underwent a management buy-out led by Ye Qing, its general manager. Ye orchestrated a deal with the provi

The Story of Foday

Foday first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 11 births, good for #6,903 nationwide. About 44% of every Foday on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Foday last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 97 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Foday

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Frequently Asked Questions about Foday

What does the name Foday mean?
Guangdong Foday Automobile Co., Ltd., trading as Foday, is an automotive manufacturing company based in Guangdong, China. With roots going back to 1988, it used to be known as Nanhai Automobile. Its principal products are vehicles, primarily pick-up trucks and SUVs, automotive parts and stampings. Its products have been sold in various countries under the Fudi and Foday brands.
How popular is Foday in 2026?
In 2026, Foday ranks #12,301 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Foday most popular?
Foday reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #6,903 that year with 11 babies given the name.
Is Foday a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Foday is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Foday?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Foday include Masaki, Julias, Seon. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Foday

Foday is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 97 births in the dataset. Foday's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #6,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Foday'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.