Recorded 1960–1992 Girls' name Peak 1983 50 births

Falina — girls' name

50 babies named Falina in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s151980s251990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Falina was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Falina in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Falina

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Falina between 1960 and 1992, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Falina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Falina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Falina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Falina 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 50 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.

Falina at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

50

Since 1960

33 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1960

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1992

Falina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1960

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 199219891986198319821977197619721960 5

Falina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 50% of Falina's all-time total
1960s51970s151980s251990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Falina?
50 babies have been named Falina since 1960. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Falina most popular?
Falina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Falina been used?
Falina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 33 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Falina?
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, 1960–1992 (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.