Fun Facts About the Name Faigy
- More than 3 thousand babies named Faigy: U.S. records list 3,653 babies given the name Faigy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Faigy Mean?
Faigy is a Yiddish feminine name meaning "bird." It comes from the Yiddish name Fayge (פייגע), which descends from the Middle High German word vogel, "bird" - the same word that became modern German Vogel and Yiddish foygl. The ending -y in Faigy is an English-style spelling of a familiar or affectionate form of the name, alongside Yiddish forms such as Faygele (literally "little bird").
In Ashkenazi practice, Yiddish names are often paired with a Hebrew name used for religious purposes, and Fayge is customarily matched with the Hebrew Tziporah, which also means "bird." That pairing is a customary association between two names of separate origin, not part of the etymology of Faigy.
Faigy Name History & Origins
Faigy belongs to the Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe. Its base form Fayge is built on the Germanic word for "bird" that entered Yiddish from Middle High German; the same root appears in German as Vogel. The name therefore belongs to a Germanic word stock even though it is used as a specifically Jewish personal name.
As Ashkenazi Jews migrated to the United States, Britain, and Israel in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Fayge was carried into English-speaking settings, where it is written in various ways, including Faigy, Faige, and Feyge. The -y spelling reflects English conventions for rendering the Yiddish familiar form rather than a separate name. Because the name has been transmitted mainly in speech and in religious documents, its spellings in English vary by family and community.
How Popular is the Name Faigy?
Faigy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,275 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,275 | 176 | 0.0110% |
| 2024 | #1,558 | 136 | 0.0084% |
| 2023 | #1,325 | 171 | 0.0107% |
| 2022 | #1,363 | 171 | 0.0104% |
| 2021 | #1,761 | 116 | 0.0071% |
| 2020 | #1,433 | 152 | 0.0094% |
| 2019 | #1,561 | 138 | 0.0082% |
| 2018 | #1,672 | 125 | 0.0074% |
| 2017 | #1,718 | 124 | 0.0072% |
| 2016 | #1,695 | 126 | 0.0071% |
| 2015 | #1,875 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2014 | #1,777 | 116 | 0.0065% |
| 2013 | #1,744 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 2012 | #2,050 | 94 | 0.0053% |
| 2011 | #1,932 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 2010 | #2,187 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 2009 | #2,210 | 89 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,236 | 88 | 0.0047% |
| 2007 | #2,091 | 97 | 0.0050% |
| 2006 | #2,169 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #2,244 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 2004 | #2,246 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2003 | #2,286 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #2,181 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #1,875 | 93 | 0.0052% |
| 2000 | #2,082 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1999 | #2,508 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #2,436 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #2,992 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1996 | #2,352 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1995 | #2,497 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1994 | #3,120 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,687 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1992 | #2,936 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #3,001 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #3,742 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #3,925 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #4,219 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #4,723 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #4,076 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #3,449 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #5,306 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,558 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,224 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #3,903 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #4,201 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #4,686 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #5,010 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #6,008 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #5,323 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,253 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,901 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #6,253 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,610 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #7,670 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #6,085 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #5,625 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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