Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 205 births

Faysal — boys' name

205 babies named Faysal in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s1012010s612020s17
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Faysal was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Faysal in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faysal

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Faysal between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faysal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faysal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Faysal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faysal 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 205 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.

Faysal at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

205

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Faysal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 202320172013201020072004200119951993 5

Faysal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 49% of Faysal's all-time total
1990s262000s1012010s612020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faysal?
205 babies have been named Faysal since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Faysal most popular?
Faysal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Faysal been used?
Faysal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Faysal?
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.

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, 1993–2023 (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.