MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Faisal mean?
Faisal comes from the Arabic vocabulary of separating and deciding. As a name it denotes an arbiter whose decision settles a dispute.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़ैसल
Conventional spelling
Arabic
فيصل
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഫൈസൽ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फैसल
11,348 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Faisal in Indian usage
13,929 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,090 |
| 1980s | 7,916 |
| 1990s | 2,628 |
| Other decades | 295 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 13,043 |
| Other states | 886 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Faisal / M | 16 | 1,613 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Faisal ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Faisal; Table_6, C1647 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Faisal; Table_6, C1647
- Wiktionary: فيصل ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.