Faisal
How to say it: FY-sul · /ˈfaɪsəl/
Arabic 'faysal' meaning 'decisive' - classic royal name in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.
Faisal was the 2,371st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 40 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 37% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,624 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,371 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 40 |
| Share of births | 1 in 82,883 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −37% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,624 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Faisal peaked in the 2010s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Faisal is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Faisal
- King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1906–1975)King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
- Faisal I of Iraq (1885–1933)1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
- Faisal II of Iraq (1935–1958)King of Iraq from 4 April 1939 until 1958
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