Boys' name · since 1985
Faizan
Faizan has 823 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Faizan is the #3798 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 823 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Faizan recorded 823 times among boys since 1985, holding rank #3798 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #5,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,798 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 823 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faizan ranks #5,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,798 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 823 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faizan's 823 recorded births place it above 87.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Faizan compares
823 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Faizan's all-time total is 123% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faizan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 823 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Faizan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faizan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faizan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Faizan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Faizan's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Faizan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (31% of all-time use).
How Faizan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Faizan's total volume
Faizan by state
Where Faizan concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 141 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
141 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Faizan's data
- Faizan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (195) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Faizans (141 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faizan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Faizan 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.