Faisal
Boy · FY-sal · Arabic
Faisal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “judge, decisive”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Faisal mean?
Arabic
“judge, decisive”
Borne by kings of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, including Faisal I, a leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 to 1918.
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- FY-sal
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Is Faisal a girl's or a boy's name?
Faisal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Faisal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Faisal, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 83 boys.
Half of all the boys named Faisal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Faisal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,066 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 40 | #765 |
| 2006 | 42 | #712 |
| 2005 | 38 | #742 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 48 | #546 |
| 2002 | 46 | #522 |
| 2001 | 51 | #460 |
| 2000 | 59 | #419 |
| 1999 | 52 | #466 |
| 1998 | 57 | #427 |
| 1997 | 83 | #339 |
| 1996 | 70 | #363 |
How popular is Faisal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Faisal, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 82 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Faisal in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faisal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,673 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,112 |
| 2014 | 82 | #1,812 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,922 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,076 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,533 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 70 | #1,571 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,835 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
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