Faiz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FAYZ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Faiz is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Faiz mean?
Arabic
Can come from Arabic words for victorious or for abundant grace; borne by the Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
Is Faiz a girl's or a boy's name?
Faiz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Faiz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Faiz, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 25 boys.
2025 had more boys named Faiz than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Faiz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Faiz or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Faiz 17
- Faaiz 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Faiz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Faiz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Faiz, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Faiz in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faiz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Names like Faiz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Zayd Abdullah Ahmed Fahad Saif Mustafa Musa Umar Fawaz Abdulrahman
Other spellings of Faiz
Faaiz
Names related to Faiz
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Faiz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faiz, updated 20 October 2026.