Girls' name · since 1973
Faiza
Faiza has 1,059 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faiza currently ranks #4104 among girls' names in America, with 1,059 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Faiza recorded 1,059 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #4104 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,104 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,059 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faiza ranks #7,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,059 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faiza's 1,059 recorded births place it above 90.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Faiza compares
1,059 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Faiza's all-time total is 182% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faiza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,059 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Faiza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faiza splits its recorded history at 2001: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faiza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Faiza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (300 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Faiza's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Faiza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 300 births (28% of all-time use).
How Faiza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Faiza's total volume
Faiza by state
Where Faiza concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 191 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
191 of 1,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Faiza's data
- Faiza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (300 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Faizas (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faiza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Faiza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.