Faylene
A feminine name of English origin meaning "meadow of the ring".
Name Census estimates that about 125 living Americans carry the first name Faylene. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Faylene today is around 75 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Faylene births was 1941 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Faylene. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Faylene is about 75 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Faylenes were born before 1961.
People living today
125
~ 1 in 2,742,035 Americans
Peak year
1941
12 babies that year
Average age
75
years old
1964 SSA rank
#4,732
Tracked since 1921
Popularity
Faylene: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Faylene from the 1920s through to the 1960s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 93 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Faylene by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Faylene during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Faylenes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Faylene
The name Faylene is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the 20th century as a combination of the names Faye and Lyn or Lena. It does not have a clear cultural or linguistic origin, but appears to be an English-language name created in English-speaking regions like the United States or United Kingdom.
While the name Faylene itself does not have a long historical record, its component names Faye and Lyn/Lena have deeper roots. Faye is derived from the French word "fée" meaning "fairy", and has been used as a given name since the 19th century. Lyn and Lena are both variants of the ancient Greek name Lene, meaning "light" or "bright".
There are no known references to the name Faylene in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to the 20th century. The earliest recorded examples of the name are likely found in birth records and census data from the mid-to-late 1900s.
Throughout history, there are a few notable individuals who have borne the name Faylene, although it remains relatively uncommon. One example is Faylene Gonia, an American artist and painter born in 1942. Another is Faylene Parton, the sister of country music legend Dolly Parton, born in 1945.
Other notable individuals with the name Faylene include Faylene Tanner, an American author and illustrator of children's books born in 1942, and Faylene Tocker, a Canadian actress and singer born in 1960. Faylene Gurule was also a prominent Native American artist and potter from the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, born in 1970.
People
Faylene + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Faylene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Faylene: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faylene?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 125 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Faylene going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,742,035 US residents.
Is Faylene a common name?
We classify Faylene as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 297 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Faylene most popular?
The single biggest year for Faylene was 1941, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Faylene is about 75 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Faylene a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Faylene in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.