How Many People Are Named Faisal?
An estimated 2,066 people in the United States have the first name Faisal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Faisal peaked in popularity in 2014 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faisal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Faisal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,066
About 1 in 165,902 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2014
82 births
Total Registered
2,108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faisal
Faisal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,108 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Faisal as a male name
Ranked #2,752 in 2024
47 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (82 births)
Faisal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faisal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 623 babies were registered. While Faisal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Faisal by Decade
How has Faisal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Faisal by State
Birth registrations for Faisal span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 64 Faisals were registered per state.
Faisal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faisal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Faisal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faisal?
We estimate approximately 2,066 people named Faisal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,902 Americans share this first name.
Is Faisal a common name?
Faisal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faisal most popular?
Faisal reached peak popularity in 2014, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faisal is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faisal a male name?
Faisal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faisal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faisal Smith, Faisal Johnson, Faisal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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