Faline — #12265 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Faline

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Faline between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faline currently holds the #12265 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faline performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Faline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faline in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faline 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 105 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.