Faisal is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Faisal in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Faisal
Faisal has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 224 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #312 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Faisal is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Faisal
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Faisal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faisal in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faisal has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 224 places in the last five years. Its peak was #312 in 1997. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Faisal is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Faisal include: Faisal Faisal โ Faisal Ghazi Faisal is an Iraqi athlete who hoped to represent Iraq in the 2006 Winter Olympics.; Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud โ Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and politician who has been serving as the foreign minister of...; Faisal Malik โ Faisal Malik is an Indian actor, best known for his role of Prahladcha (or chacha) "Prahlad" Pandey in Amazon Prime Video's Panchayat, Fraud Saiyaan, Black....
Faisal does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Faisals in the wild.
13
UK babies named Faisal (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 224 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Faisal
Likely around 1 other Faisal in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Before his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964, and he was briefly regent to his half-brother King Saud in 1964.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and politician who has been serving as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia since 2019. Prince Faisal has also served as the Saudi ambassador to Germany from 27 March 2019 until his appointment as foreign minister by a royal decree issued by King Salman.
Faisal Malik is an Indian actor, best known for his role of Prahladcha (or chacha) "Prahlad" Pandey in Amazon Prime Video's Panchayat, Fraud Saiyaan, Black Widows and Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2. Ariyippu directed by Mahesh Narayanan was his Malayalam debut.
Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (), also spelled Al-Dakheel (Arabic: ููุตู ุงูุฏุฎูู) is a Kuwaiti retired footballer. Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup.
Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: ููุตู ุจู ุญุณูู ุจู ุนูู ุงููุงุดู ู, romanized: Fayแนฃal bin แธคusayn bin สปAlฤซ al-Hฤshimฤซ; 20 May 1885 โ 8 September 1933) was a Hejazi statesman who served as the King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family, he was a leader of the Great Arab Revolt during the First World War, and ruled as the unrecognized King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria from March to July 1920 when he was expelled by the French.
Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud was the assassin and nephew of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and a grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He shot and killed King Faisal in March 1975 and was executed by beheading later that year in June.