Girls' name · since 1960
Falina
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Falina, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Falina since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Falina recorded 50 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1992.
- #35,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falina ranks #35,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Falina's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Falina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Falina's full recorded timeline at 1982, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Falina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1992
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Falina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Falina's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Falina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Falina's data
- Falina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Falina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1960–1992 (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 Falina 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.