Recorded 1981–2015 Girls' name Peak 1983 192 births

Falen — girls' name

192 babies named Falen in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1101990s382000s162010s28
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Falen was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

21 babies were named Falen in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Falen

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Falen between 1981 and 2015, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Falen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Falen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Falen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Falen 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 192 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.

Falen at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

192

Since 1981

35 years of records

Peak year

1983

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1981

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2015

Falen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1981

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1983)
21
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 20152004199819911988198519821981 9

Falen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
110 births that decade — 57% of Falen's all-time total
1980s1101990s382000s162010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Falen?
192 babies have been named Falen since 1981. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1983 with 21 births.
When was Falen most popular?
Falen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Falen been used?
Falen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 35 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Falen?
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.

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, 1981–2015 (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.