Faiz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Faiz in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
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About the Name Faiz
Faiz is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 260 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #954 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Faiz is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Faiz in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Faiz
Mujtaba Faiz — Mujtaba Faiz is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shaheen Asmayee in the Afghan Premier League.
Faiz Sucuoğlu — Faiz Sucuoğlu is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the prime minister of Northern Cyprus from 5 November 2021 to 12 May 2022.
Faiz Ali Faiz — Faiz Ali Faiz is a Pakistani qawwali singer.
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 Faiz
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Faiz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faiz in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faiz is rising: up 397 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #954 in 2005.
Faiz 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 Faiz include: Mujtaba Faiz, Faiz Sucuoğlu and Faiz Ali Faiz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Faiz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Faizs in the wild.
17
UK babies named Faiz (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 397 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Faiz
Almost certainly the only Faiz 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 Faiz
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Faiz Hameed HI(M) (Punjabi and Urdu: فیض حمید) is on duty military officer of the Pakistan Army who served as the 29th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence from 2019 to 2021.