Faye Dunaway
There are approximately 1 people named Faye Dunaway living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Faye with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dunaway. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Faye
29K
Alive today
Named Dunaway
13K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1943
Average age: 57
Estimated bearers: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,320
Per 100K: 3.66
Top ancestry: White (91.2%)
First name trend
Faye: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Faye. The peak year was 1943 with 1,478 births. The average person named Faye today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dunaway surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dunaway, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.2%.
- White91.2%
- Black or African American4.2%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Faye has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0084% of the US population, based on 28,961 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Dunaway appears at a rate of 3.66 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0037%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Faye Dunaway. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Faye Dunaway: questions and answers
How many people are named Faye Dunaway?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Faye Dunaway. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0084%) with the surname frequency (3.66 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Faye Dunaway?
We classify Faye Dunaway as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Faye a male or female name?
Faye is predominantly female. Out of 72,077 total SSA registrations, 0.7% were male and 99.3% were female. See the full Faye profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.