Fazal
Fazal or Fazl is an Arabic given name meaning grace. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Fazal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fazal or Fazl is an Arabic given name meaning grace. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Fazal
Fazal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 7 Fazals were born — ranking #9,662 that year. As of 2026, Fazal ranks #10,757 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Fazals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Fazal
Fazal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Fazal's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #9,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Fazal'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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