Boys' name · since 1961
Falcon
Falcon has 499 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 499
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Falcon is the #12268 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 499 recorded since 1961.
Falcon has 499 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12268 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, 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 1961 to 2025.
- #7,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 499 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falcon ranks #7,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 499 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 499
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Falcon's 499 recorded births place it above 82.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Falcon compares
499 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 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
Falcon's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Falcon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 499 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Falcon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Falcon's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Falcon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Falcon popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1993 (Falcon as girls' name)
Falcon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (210 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Falcon's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Falcon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 210 births (42% of all-time use).
Falcon by state
Where Falcon concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 499 births nationwide.
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What to do with Falcon's data
- Falcon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (210 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Falcons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Falcon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Falcon 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.