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Faisal

5,792births recorded
10Countries
4Variants
2000Peak · Belgium
#720Austria 2025

Faisal is a boy name family recorded 5,792 times in 10 countries since 1967. It ranks highest today in Austria (#720 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Belgium in 2000, at 20.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Fayssal (France), Faissal (Belgium).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Faisal

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Faisal English 2,150 🇺🇸 United States #3036 2014 ▼ 32 %
Faisal English 985 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1613 1997 ▼ 18 %
Faisal English 346 🇨🇦 Ontario #1517 2014 ▼ 69 %
Faisal English 235 🇫🇷 France #4473 1987 new
Faisal English 28 🇨🇦 Québec – 2000 –
Faisal English 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 1990 –
Faysal French 470 🇫🇷 France – 1989 –
Faysal French 205 🇺🇸 United States – 2009 –
Faysal French 87 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2005 –
Faysal French 25 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2016 –
Fayssal French 690 🇫🇷 France #3053 2007 ▲ 26 %
Fayssal French 16 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2010 –
Faissal French 425 🇫🇷 France – 1996 –
Faissal French 71 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2000 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Belgium correlates closely with Faisal's.

  1. 1Gavin
  2. 2Amal
  3. 3Lauryn
  4. 4Armelle
  5. 5Phoebe
  6. 6Brando

How we grouped these names

  • Faisal ↔ Faysal — spelling variant
  • Faisal ↔ Fayssal — spelling variant
  • Faisal ↔ Faissal — spelling variant

Questions about Faisal

How popular is the name Faisal?

In 2025 it ranked #720 in Austria. Official registers record 5,792 births across 10 countries.

What is Faisal in other languages?

Faysal (French); Fayssal (French); Faissal (French).

When was Faisal most popular?

It peaked in Belgium in 2000, at 20.2 births per 100,000.

Is Faisal a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Faisal is a boy name.