Girls' name · since 1981
Fallan
Fallan has 142 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
142 girls have been named Fallan since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Fallan recorded 142 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2017.
- #23,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fallan ranks #23,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fallan's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fallan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fallan's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fallan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2017
- Peak year (1984)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Fallan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (85 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Fallan's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Fallan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 85 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Fallan's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2010s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fallan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1981–2017 (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 Fallan 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.