Faiga
Girl name · #2471 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
In 2025, 72 baby girls were named Faiga, placing it at #2471 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3254, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,000 girls born in 2025 was named Faiga.
The 46-year story
Faiga first appears in the Social Security records in 1979, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 74 babies and a rank of #2434. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Faiga per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Faiga in class?
Faiga scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Faiga is most common
State-level data for Faiga is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Faiga
Statistically, parents drawn to Faiga tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Safia, Zeina, Freja, Ayala, and Syeda.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Faiga | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2458 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2588 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2689 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3091 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2508 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3438 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2964 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2829 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3254 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3005 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3166 |
| 2012 | 56 | #3006 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3350 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 56 | #3047 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4882 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4050 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4073 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3942 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3291 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3730 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4834 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Faiga a popular girl name?
Faiga ranked #2471 among girls in 2025 with 72 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3254.
When was the name Faiga most popular?
Faiga peaked in 2024, when 74 American girls received the name (ranked #2434 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Faiga?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,000 newborn American girls was named Faiga. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.