Faigy

Faigy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bird”
Origin
Yiddish
Say it
FAY-ghee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Yiddish female name, often spelled Feige or Faige, meaning 'bird'. Common in Ashkenazi Jewish naming traditions.

How popular is Faigy?

202441.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Faigy in 2024136

2024 rank#1,558 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,477

Faigy is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Faigy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Faigy questions

What does the name Faigy mean?

Faigy means "bird". It comes from Yiddish. Yiddish female name, often spelled Feige or Faige, meaning 'bird'. Common in Ashkenazi Jewish naming traditions.

Is Faigy a boy or girl name?

Faigy is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Faigy?

136 US babies were named Faigy in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Faigy?

Faigy is usually pronounced FAY-ghee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.