Faisal

Faisal

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Faisal first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 78 babies (rank #313 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Faisal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Faisal yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

836

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Faisal

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	68	#350
1997	78	#313
1998	54	#410
1999	52	#424
2000	58	#388
2001	49	#438
2002	44	#493
2003	46	#515
2004	34	#692
2005	38	#682
2006	41	#668
2007	39	#717
2008	36	#792
2009	26	#1,014
2010	28	#1,004
2011	27	#1,006
2012	22	#1,206
2013	30	#960
2014	17	#1,439
2015	24	#1,133
2016	25	#1,132

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#350

1997

#313

1998

#410

1999

#424

2000

#388

2001

#438

2002

#493

2003

#515

2004

#692

2005

#682

2006

#668

2007

#717

2008

#792

2009

#1,014

2010

#1,004

2011

#1,006

2012

#1,206

2013

#960

2014

#1,439

2015

#1,133

2016

#1,132

Numerology of Faisal

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Faisal

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