Is Faisal a boy or girl name?

Faisal is a boy’s name. Of the 2,150 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Faisal

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Faisal was most popular in 2014, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,021 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,150 people named Faisal.

Faisal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Faisal’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Faisal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Faisal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,150 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Faisal

Where Faisal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org