Faye
Faye is a female given name: 99% of people named Faye are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.
Faye · Fa Ye · Fa-Ye
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Fa Ye, Fa-Ye
- US births since 1880
- 518 male / 68,096 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Faye
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Faye," in English, "Guten Tag Faye," in German. Faye is a female given name: about 99% of people named Faye are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Faye,
German
Guten Tag Faye,
French
Bonjour Faye,
Spanish
Estimado/a Faye:
Chinese
Faye您好：
Japanese
Faye様
English
Hi Faye,
German
Hi Faye,
French
Salut Faye,
Spanish
Hola Faye,
Chinese
Faye你好：
Japanese
Fayeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
518 male · 68,096 female · 68,614 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Faye a male or female name?
Faye is a female given name: 99% of people named Faye are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Faye in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Faye," in English, "Guten Tag Faye," in German. Faye is a female given name: about 99% of people named Faye are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Faye a unisex name?
Faye is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Faye are men. Faye leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Faye a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/faye (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_faye,
title = {Is Faye a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/faye},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}