Fun Facts About the Name Faiz
- 564 babies named Faiz: U.S. records list 564 babies given the name Faiz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Faiz Mean?
Faiz is an Arabic masculine name with two distinct derivations that share the same English spelling. In Arabic, it is often a variant of Fāʾiz or Fāyiz (فائز / فايز), the active participle of fāza (فاز), meaning 'to win, succeed, or triumph.' In that sense the name means 'winner, victor, successful one.' A separate Arabic word, fayḍ (فيض), means 'overflow, abundance' and, in religious usage, 'grace' or 'bounty.' In Persian it became feyz, and in Urdu faiz (فیض), where it is used as a personal name meaning 'grace, abundance, bounty.' The first derivation comes from the Arabic root f-w-z; the second comes from f-y-ḍ. The two are not etymologically related, and the English spelling Faiz does not by itself show which one is intended.
Faiz Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Fāʾiz (فائز), also written Fāyiz (فايز), comes from the verb fāza (فاز), 'to win' or 'to succeed.' It is related to the noun fawz ('success, victory') and to names such as Fawzi. Arabic short vowels are usually left unwritten, so the name appears in English transliteration in several forms, including Faiz, Fayez, and Fayiz; these generally represent the same Arabic name. It is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
A second line of development belongs to the Arabic word fayḍ (فيض), 'overflow, abundance, grace.' It entered Persian as feyz and then Urdu as faiz (فیض), where it became a personal name and a religious term for divine bounty or favor. In South Asia, Faiz is usually understood in this sense. The Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz is a well-known modern bearer of the name; his name comes from this South Asian tradition, not from the Arabic 'victor' name. The two Arabic words are written differently in Arabic script - فائز or فايز for the 'winner' name and فيض for 'grace, abundance' - so the shared English spelling is a transliteration overlap rather than evidence of a single origin.
How Popular is the Name Faiz?
Faiz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2004. Its best rank was #3,391 in 2004.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,685 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,946 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #5,522 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #4,469 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,434 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,884 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #6,533 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #6,832 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,815 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,358 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,818 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #4,592 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,361 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,795 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #4,144 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #5,327 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #5,162 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #6,519 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,013 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,382 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #3,854 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,391 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #3,470 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,593 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #4,178 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,121 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,124 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,480 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,778 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,670 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,254 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,559 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,407 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,134 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,682 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,072 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,677 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #4,661 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #5,356 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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