Recorded 1981–2017 Girls' name Peak 1984 142 births

Fallan — girls' name

142 babies named Fallan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s851990s222000s62010s29
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Fallan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

14 babies were named Fallan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fallan

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Fallan between 1981 and 2017, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fallan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fallan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fallan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fallan 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 142 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.

Fallan at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

142

Since 1981

37 years of records

Peak year

1984

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1981

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2017

Fallan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1981

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1984)
14
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
46810121416 2017201319991993198719841981 8

Fallan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 60% of Fallan's all-time total
1980s851990s222000s62010s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fallan?
142 babies have been named Fallan since 1981. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1984 with 14 births.
When was Fallan most popular?
Fallan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Fallan been used?
Fallan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 37 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Fallan?
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, 1981–2017 (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.