Faisal is a distinctive choice, ranked #1613 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Faisal in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1613
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Faisal in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Faisal
Faisal of Saudi Arabia โ Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975.
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 Saudi Arabia since 2019.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Faisal
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Faisal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faisal in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faisal has been fairly steady, ranked #1,613 in 2025 against #1,635 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #312 in 1997.
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, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Faisal Malik. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
16
UK babies named Faisal (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 22 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Faisal
Almost certainly the only Faisal in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Faisal
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.
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.
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.