Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1981
Falin
48 babies named Falin 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.
- 48
- total births
- 1981–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Falin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 1981.
Falin has 48 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1989.
- 48 total births
- 1981–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Falin since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 48
- total births
- 1981–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Falin was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
16 babies were named Falin in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Falin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Falin splits its recorded history at 1984: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Falin at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Falin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1989
- Peak year (1983)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Falin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Falin's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Falin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Falin? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 48 babies named Falin. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record was 1983, with 16 births.
When was Falin most popular? ▼
Falin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Falin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Falin since 1981 -- 9 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Falin? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Falin
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Falin: Baby Name Since 1981 - 48 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/falin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Falin 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 July 2026.