Faysal
Boy · FY-sal · Arabic
Faysal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “decisive”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faysal mean?
Arabic: spelling of Faisal
“decisive”
A spelling of Faisal, Arabic for decisive or judge; Faisal I of Iraq and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia bore the name.
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Is Faysal a girl's or a boy's name?
Faysal is a boys' name.
How popular is Faysal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Faysal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Faysal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Faysal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Faysal in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faysal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Faysal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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