Given name & surname
Foye
“an adventurous man; a journey”
Foye is a variant of Foy. One Celtic interpretation is “an adventurous man; a journey.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Foye is a variant of Foy. One Celtic interpretation is “an adventurous man; a journey.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Foye is a variant of Foy. An origin associated with Foy is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Foye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 374
- 120 boys · 254 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 as a first name in 2020; 2,061 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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