US rank #6977 Boys' name Peak 2012 200 births

Fayez — #6977 US boys' name

200 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.

1980s51990s302000s712010s572020s37
#6977
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Fayez was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Fayez in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fayez

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Fayez between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fayez currently holds the #6977 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fayez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fayez shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fayez 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 200 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.

Fayez at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

200

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,977

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fayez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20242019201420092005200119971988 5

Fayez by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 36% of Fayez's all-time total
1980s51990s302000s712010s572020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fayez?
200 babies have been named Fayez since 1988. It currently ranks #6977 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Fayez most popular?
Fayez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Fayez been used?
Fayez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fayez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fay, Faye, Fayette, Faysal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2024 (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.