Faiz
Faizin(Arabic: فیض) is a male Arabic name meaning overflowing, plenty.
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Faiz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faizin(Arabic: فیض) is a male Arabic name meaning overflowing, plenty.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Urdu
The Story of Faiz
Faiz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 28 Faizs were born — ranking #3,367 that year. As of 2026, Faiz ranks #5,450 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 581 Faizs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Faiz
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Faiz. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fayez
- Fayiz
Notable people named Faiz
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Faiz Mohammad Katib Hazara (1862/63–1929), a Hazara historian, writer and intellectual
- Faiz El-Ghusein (1883–1968), an official of the Turkish Government
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984), a Pakistani Urdu poet
- Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (1911–1984), a Pakistani Islamic religious scholar
- Haji Faiz Mohammed (born 1932), an Afghan man who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
- Faiz Ahmad (1946–1986), an Afghan Marxist–Leninist
- Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb (born 1982), Bangladeshi author, columnist, technology architect and state minister
- Faiz al-Hasan , Bangladeshi politician
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Names that sound like Faiz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Faiz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Phase
- Faze
- Fase
- Phaze
- Fays
- Phas
- Faes
- Fais
- Face
- Foes
- Fizz
- Fuzz
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About the name Faiz
Faiz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 581 births in the dataset. Faiz's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,367. Use the chart and map above to compare Faiz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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