Boys' name · since 1924
Falco
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Falco, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
25 boys have been named Falco since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Falco has 25 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2022.
- #27,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falco ranks #27,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Falco's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Falco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Falco's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Falco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2022
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Falco by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Falco's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Falco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Falco's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Falco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~98 yrs)
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, 1924–2022 (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 Falco 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.