Boys' name · since 1988
Fayez
212 babies named Fayez in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fayez is the #6952 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 212 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayez has been recorded 212 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #6952 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #12,593 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,952 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 212 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayez ranks #12,593 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,952 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 212 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fayez's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fayez compares
212 39th percentile among 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
Fayez's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fayez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fayez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fayez's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fayez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Fayez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Fayez's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Fayez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fayez's data
- Fayez's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Fayez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Fayez 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.