US rank #4914 Boys' name Peak 2020 493 births

Falcon — #4914 US boys' name

493 babies named Falcon in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s51990s672000s1082010s2102020s98
#4914
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Falcon was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

29 babies were named Falcon in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Falcon

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Falcon between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Falcon currently holds the #4914 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Falcon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Falcon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Falcon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Falcon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 493 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Falcon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

493

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2020

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,914

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Falcon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
29
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199819931961 5

Falcon popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1993 (Falcon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2016200220011993 6

Falcon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
210 births that decade — 43% of Falcon's all-time total
1960s51980s51990s672000s1082010s2102020s98

Falcon by state

Where Falcon concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Falcon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.0%
Texas share of Falcon's total US births 2.0%

10 of 493 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Falcon?
493 babies have been named Falcon since 1961. It currently ranks #4914 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 29 births.
When was Falcon most popular?
Falcon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Falcon most popular?
The top states for the name Falcon are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Falcon been used?
Falcon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Falcon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fallon, Fallou, Falon, Falco, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.