COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Fay
A male given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1977 — 49 YEARS

Fay (M): reported births per year050100150200250188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 153 — 1916
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Fay, for boys. Fay was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1976, peaking at 153 births in 1916 — 4,118 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 49 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1976
Peak1916 — 153 births
Total recorded, 1880–20254,118
Years above the line93 of a possible 146
Longest absence49 years (1977–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1984 · peak 1916

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The Vanished · 1880–1964 · peak 1916

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The Vanished · 1880–1957 · peak 1916

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The Vanished · 1880–1969 · peak 1917

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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