Girls' name · since 1981
Faizah
Faizah has 342 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Faizah is the #13630 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 342 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Faizah recorded 342 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #13630 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #14,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,630 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 342 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faizah ranks #14,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,630 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 342 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Faizah's 342 recorded births place it above 79.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Faizah compares
342 48th percentile among 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
Faizah's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faizah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 342 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Faizah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faizah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faizah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Faizah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Faizah's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Faizah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (32% of all-time use).
Faizah by state
Where Faizah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Faizah's data
- Faizah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Faizahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Faizah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Faizah 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.