How rare is the name Faisal?

4,863 people in the United States have the first name Faisal, about 1 in 62,108. It ranks #4,000 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

FAISAL

#4,000

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,863
About
1 in 62,108
This common or more
83.4%
Who bears it

Of the 4,863 people named Faisal, 49.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 30.6% as White and 12.6% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Faisal peaked in 2014, when 82 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19732025
Peak year
2014
Births that year
82
In 2025*
40 ▼51%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,150 babies have been given the name since 1973. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Faisal by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1990s, when it ranked #4,806. The largest share of babies named Faisal, 36.4%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1970s#7,297123
1980s#5,034283
1990s#4,806419
2000s#5,887436
2010s#4,839623
2020s#6,100266
Generation X 1965–806.6%
Millennials 1981–9624.4%
Generation Z 1997–1236.4%
2013 and later32.6%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Faisal

#3,997 Melonie · 4,864#3,997 Mirella · 4,864#4,001 Jalisa · 4,862#4,002 Nathen · 4,861

Spelled almost the same

2 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Faisal, most common first.

#19,898 Faysal · 525#37,708 Faizal · 206

Also a last name

As a last name, Faisal ranks #16,220 of 156,621, with 1,725 people. See Faisal as a last name

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