How Many People Are Named Faysal Kalam?

There are approximately 1 people named Faysal Kalam living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Faysal with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kalam. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Faysal

Last Name

Kalam

Faysal: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Faysal. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births. The average person named Faysal today is 18 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Faysal

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Faysal in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Faysal rose or fell over time.

White

29.46%

Black

47.09%

Hispanic

2.25%

Asian/Pacific Islander

18.95%

Two or More Races

2.25%

Ancestry of the Kalam Surname

The surname Kalam was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Kalam in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.90%

Black

1.52%

Hispanic

2.48%

Asian/Pacific Islander

87.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.76%

Two or More Races

1.90%

How we calculated this

The first name "Faysal" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Kalam" appears at a rate of 0.18 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Faysal are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Faysal

Faysal Smith Faysal Brown Faysal Johnson Faysal Williams Faysal Jones Faysal Garcia

Other people with the surname Kalam

Michael Kalam James Kalam Robert Kalam John Kalam David Kalam William Kalam

Faysal Kalam: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Faysal Kalam?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Faysal Kalam are alive in the United States today. The first name Faysal is shared by 203 Americans, and the surname Kalam is shared by 602.

How rare is the name Faysal Kalam?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Faysal is very rare and the surname Kalam is very rare.

Is Faysal a male or female name?

Faysal is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2009 and the average bearer today is 18 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Faysal?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Faysal was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (47.09%). The next largest recorded groups were White (29.46%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (18.95%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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