Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Faisal

FAY-sul · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Decisive; judge
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2752
2024 births47
Peak year2014
First appeared1973
Total US births2,108
2014 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Fai
Alternate spellings
FaysalFeisal
In other languages
Faisal (Arabic)Faysal (variant)Feyzal (Turkish)

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Notable people named Faisal

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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