Is Faisal a boy or girl name?
Faisal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Faisal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,108 US babies named Faisal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,752
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Faisal since 1973
- 2,108
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Faisal, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 82 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 70 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,401 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Faisal reached #1,577 in 1999. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.