Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- decisive; resolute
Pronunciation
fa(i)-sal
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #1824, 81 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3036, 40 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2017 | 64 |
| 2016 | 60 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #312, 78 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #905, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #229, 8 births); most recent 2018 (rank #704, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence