Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Faiza

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,103 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,103
among girls · ↓326 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Faiza · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
43 babies
All-time total
1,059
#7,209 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Faiza popularity over time

1,059 babies have been named Faiza since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 21 2 – #6,113
1980s 89 9 +324% #5,323
1990s 155 16 +74% #4,772
2000s 282 28 +82% #3,949
2010s 300 30 +6% #3,580
2020s (to 2025) 212 35 +18% #3,703

Where Faiza is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Faiza

Faiza is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,103 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,059 American babies have been named Faiza. Its peak came in 2017, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Faiza stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Faiza?

The median living Faiza is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 25. An estimated 1,000 people named Faiza are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Faiza year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,103
2024 40 #3,777
2023 32 #4,393
2022 28 #4,837
2021 37 #3,958
2020 40 #3,703
2019 31 #4,475
2018 34 #4,183
2017 43 #3,580
2016 34 #4,283
2015 28 #4,898
2014 24 #5,527
2013 26 #5,190
2012 31 #4,639
2011 23 #5,799
2010 26 #5,301
2009 30 #4,849
2008 33 #4,574
2007 32 #4,602
2006 38 #3,949
2005 28 #4,747
2004 22 #5,629
2003 20 #5,887
2002 28 #4,423
2001 28 #4,357
2000 23 #5,045
1995 16 #5,769
1990 18 #5,125
1985 12 #5,770
1980 13 #5,323
1975 9 #6,113
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Famous people named Faiza

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Faiza Jama Mohamed Women's rights activist b. 1958 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Faiza, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Faiza?

The median living Faiza is about 16 years old. Half of all living Faizas are between 7 and 25 years old.

How many people named Faiza are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Faiza are alive in the United States, based on 1,059 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Faiza in 2025?

Faiza ranked #4,103 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Faiza?

1,059 babies have been named Faiza in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Faiza most popular?

Faiza peaked in 2017, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Faiza a boy or girl name?

Faiza is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Faiza rising or falling?

Faiza is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Faiza become more popular?

Faiza looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Faiza in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Faiza?

Well-known people named Faiza include Faiza Jama Mohamed (social activist).

Names like Faiza

Names that sound and feel close to Faiza: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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