Bird
Derived from the Yiddish word 'faygl', which literally translates to 'bird'. It has historically been used as a vernacular equivalent to the Hebrew name Tziporah.
Less common today
Faige isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,050 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Prominent figure in the Satmar Hasidic community
Character in the Holocaust novel 'The Devil's Arithmetic' · The Devil's Arithmetic
