How Many People Are Named Faysal?
An estimated 203 people in the United States have the first name Faysal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Faysal peaked in popularity in 2009 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faysal 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 Faysal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
203
About 1 in 1,688,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
16 births
Total Registered
205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faysal
Faysal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 205 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Faysal as a male name
Ranked #11,264 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2009 (16 births)
Faysal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faysal span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 101 babies were registered. Faysal has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faysal by Decade
How has Faysal 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.
Faysal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faysal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Faysal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faysal?
We estimate approximately 203 people named Faysal 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 1,688,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Faysal a common name?
Faysal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faysal most popular?
Faysal reached peak popularity in 2009, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faysal is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faysal a male name?
Faysal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faysal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faysal Smith, Faysal Johnson, Faysal 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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