Total births
78
Unisex name · since 2012
Faelan
Faelan has 78 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9667
- among boys today
- 78
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Faelan is the #9667 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 78 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Faelan recorded 78 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #9667 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #9667 among boys today
- 78 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Faelan is currently the #9667 unisex name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 78 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9667
- among boys today
- 78
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Faelan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9667
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Faelan was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
10 babies were named Faelan in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Faelan compares
78 22th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Faelan's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faelan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Faelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faelan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faelan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,667
Active since
2012
Faelan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Faelan popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 2015 (Faelan as girls' name)
Faelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Faelan's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Faelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faelan? ▼
Faelan has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9667 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Faelan most popular? ▼
Faelan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Is Faelan a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Faelan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 78 births, and as a girl's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Faelan been used? ▼
Faelan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Faelan: #9667 Unisex Name - 78 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/faelan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Faelan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.