Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2017
Fala
16 babies named Fala in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2017–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Fala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 2017.
Fala has 16 recorded births among girls since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2022.
- 16 total births
- 2017–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Fala since 2017, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 16
- total births
- 2017–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Fala was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
6 babies were named Fala in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Fala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fala's full recorded timeline at 2020, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fala at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Fala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Fala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Fala's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Fala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Fala by state
Where Fala concentrates geographically, total births since 2017
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 31.3% |
New York share of Fala's total US births 31.3%
5 of 16 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fala? ▼
16 babies have been named Fala since 2017. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
When was Fala most popular? ▼
Fala was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Fala most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Fala are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Fala been used? ▼
Records for Fala go back to 2017, giving 6 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Fala? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fallon, Falon, Fallyn, Falyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Fala's data
- New York records the most Falas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fala
Nearby Names Like Fala
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fala
Fallon Girl
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Falon Girl
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Fallyn Girl
#3298 1,577 births
Falyn Girl
#8122 1,125 births
Falisha Girl
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Compare Fala side by side: Fala vs Fallon Fala vs Falon Fala vs Fallyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2022 (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. "Fala: Baby Name Since 2017 - 16 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fala. 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 Fala 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 July 2026.