Holding steady.
Popularity of Fayetta since 1901
Babies named Fayetta per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1953, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Fayetta's real moment was 1930.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 89 |
| 1920s | 160 |
| 1930s | 234 |
| 1940s | 237 |
| 1950s | 219 |
| 1960s | 91 |
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Fayetta is a delicate, vintage name that enjoyed modest use in the early 20th century, peaking in 1930. Its first recorded use was in 1901, but it never entered the top 1000 rankings. Fayetta saw its highest popularity during the 1930s, a common pattern for fanciful diminutives of that era. The name is formed from the French-derived Fay plus the suffix -etta, giving it a fairy-tale quality. Though rare today, Fayetta offers a distinctive alternative to more common names like Faye or Fay. No top states were recorded for this name, indicating its spread was diffuse rather than concentrated in any region.
Fayetta is a diminutive form of Fay, tracing back to the Old French word fée (fairy). It emerged as a given name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in the United States. The name reached its peak in the 1930s but has since become rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Faye, Etta
Sibling names for Fayetta
Names that share Fayetta's style, for a brother or sister.
