US rank #3122 Boys' name Peak 2024 794 births

Faizan — #3122 US boys' name

794 babies named Faizan in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s1202000s2212010s2562020s166
#3122
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Faizan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Faizan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faizan

The Social Security Administration has registered 794 babies named Faizan between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faizan currently holds the #3122 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faizan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Faizan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Faizan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faizan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 794 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Faizan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

794

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,122

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Faizan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419891985 6

Faizan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 32% of Faizan's all-time total
1980s311990s1202000s2212010s2562020s166

Faizan by state

Where Faizan concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Faizan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
133 16.8%
#2 California
29 3.7%
#3 Texas
12 1.5%
#4 New Jersey
11 1.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.6%
New York share of Faizan's total US births 16.8%
Even split

133 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faizan?
794 babies have been named Faizan since 1985. It currently ranks #3122 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Faizan most popular?
Faizan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Faizan most popular?
The top states for the name Faizan are New York (133 births), California (29 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Faizan been used?
Faizan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Faizan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faisal, Faiz, Faith, Faizon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.