Faisal Boy
How popular is Faisal?
#3,035 boy name in 2025
40 baby boys were named Faisal in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
2,101living people named Faisal (est.)
20median age of people named Faisal
2,150babies named Faisal since 1880
1 in 82,884US babies born in 2025
Faisal popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,035 for boys (▼ 285 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,112 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (82 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,571 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Faisal is most popular
Babies named Faisal per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Faisal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123 | #1,948 |
| 1980s | 283 | #1,835 |
| 1990s | 419 | #1,571 |
| 2000s | 436 | #1,989 |
| 2010s | 623 | #1,812 |
| 2020s | 266 | #2,466 |
Boy names about as popular as Faisal
Questions
- Is Faisal a boy or girl name?
- Faisal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Faisal were boys.
- How popular is the name Faisal?
- 40 baby boys were named Faisal in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
- When was Faisal most popular?
- Faisal peaked in 2014, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,571 in 1999.
- How many people are named Faisal?
- 2,150 babies have been named Faisal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,101 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Faisal most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Faisal was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.