Girls' name · since 1915

Falba

Falba has 15 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,672 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Falba since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Falba has 15 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1931.

  • #49,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falba ranks #49,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#49,672 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Falba's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Falba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Falba's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded.

Falba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5 191519181931 5

Falba by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1910s was Falba's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Falba births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Falba?
Falba has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,672 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1931. 5 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Falba sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falba ranks #49,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Falba most popular?
Falba was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Falba been used?
The SSA has tracked Falba since 1915 -- 17 years through the most recent 1931 data.
What names are similar to Falba?
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 Falba's data

  • Falba's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Falba

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Falba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1915–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Falba 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 August 2026.