Total births
31
Boys' name · since 1987
Fayaz
31 babies named Fayaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8561
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other boys
31 babies have been named Fayaz since 1987, making it today's #8561 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayaz has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #8561 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8561 among boys today
- 31 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
- 40% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Fayaz is currently the #8561 boys' name in America, more common than 40% of boys - 31 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8561
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other boys
Fayaz vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8561
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 40% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Fayaz was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Fayaz in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Fayaz compares
31 11th percentile among 14,294 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
Fayaz's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fayaz | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Fayaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fayaz's full recorded timeline at 2021, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fayaz at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,561
Active since
1987
Fayaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Fayaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Fayaz's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Fayaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fayaz? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 31 babies named Fayaz. Today it holds rank #8561 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 9 births.
When was Fayaz most popular? ▼
Fayaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Fayaz been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Fayaz since 1987 -- 39 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Fayaz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fay, Faye, Fayette, Fayez, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Fayaz
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fayaz: #8561 Boys' Name - 31 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fayaz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fayaz 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 July 2026.