Fun Facts About the Name Fayez
- 212 babies named Fayez: U.S. records list 212 babies given the name Fayez from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fayez Mean?
Fayez is an Arabic given name meaning "victorious" or "successful." It derives from the Arabic active participle fāʾiz (فائز), formed from the verb fāza (فاز), "to win, succeed, or attain." Literally, the participle describes someone who has won or achieved success; as a name it is usually understood in the broader sense "victorious" or "successful." The English spelling Fayez is one of several transliterations of the same Arabic name, alongside Faiz.
Fayez Name History & Origins
The name belongs to a common Arabic naming pattern: an active participle taken from a verb and used as a personal name. Its root, f-w-z, carries the sense of winning, succeeding, and attaining a goal; the related noun fawz (فوز) means "success" or "victory." Because fāʾiz describes a person who has achieved that result, it was readily used as a descriptive name. The spelling Fayez reflects how Arabic sounds are rendered in Latin script; the same name appears in English as Faiz. It is used in Arabic-speaking countries and among Arabic-speaking communities elsewhere.
How Popular is the Name Fayez?
Fayez 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 2025. Its best rank was #6,474 in 2000.
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 | #6,922 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,947 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,252 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,377 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,976 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #12,756 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,034 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,987 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,121 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,164 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #6,744 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #9,969 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,006 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,196 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,516 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #12,957 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,900 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,435 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,382 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,986 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,765 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,662 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,474 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,443 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,061 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,507 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,130 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,624 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,652 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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