How Many People Are Named Faryal?
An estimated 142 people in the United States have the first name Faryal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Faryal peaked in popularity in 2017 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faryal 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 Faryal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
142
About 1 in 2,413,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2017
12 births
Total Registered
144
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faryal
Faryal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 144 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faryal as a female name
Ranked #15,948 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (12 births)
Faryal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faryal span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 56 babies were registered. While Faryal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Faryal by Decade
How has Faryal 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.
Faryal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faryal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Faryal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faryal?
We estimate approximately 142 people named Faryal 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 2,413,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Faryal a common name?
Faryal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 144 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faryal most popular?
Faryal reached peak popularity in 2017, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faryal is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faryal a female name?
Faryal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faryal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faryal Smith, Faryal Johnson, Faryal 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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