Faya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FAY-uh
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Faya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
Where does Faya come from?
Uncertain; perhaps an elaboration of Faye
Is Faya a girl's or a boy's name?
Faya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Faya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Faya, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Faya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
How popular is Faya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Faya, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had fewer girls named Faya than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Faya in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
Names like Faya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Abeeha Nusaybah Safaa Rahma Zaya Zainab Hiba Ayah Ayra Zimal
Names related to Faya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Faya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faya, updated 20 October 2026.