Fyfe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FYF
- Origin
- Scottish
Fyfe is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fyfe mean?
Scottish: variant of Fife, the Scottish county and surname
A spelling of Fife, the Scottish kingdom and county, which also gives the surname Fyfe.
Is Fyfe a girl's or a boy's name?
Fyfe is a boys' name.
How popular is Fyfe in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fyfe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fyfe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
Names like Fyfe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Finley Blake Logan Kayden Flynn Lochlan Oscar Dougie Frankie Cole
More Scottish names
Isla Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas Reid Lachlan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fyfe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fyfe, updated 20 October 2026.