Recorded 1981–1988 Girls' name Peak 1983 64 births

Fallen — girls' name

64 babies named Fallen in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s64
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Fallen was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Fallen in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fallen

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Fallen between 1981 and 1988, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fallen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fallen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fallen 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 64 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.

Fallen at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

64

Since 1981

8 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1981

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1988

Fallen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1981

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
05101520 1988198719851984198319821981 5

Fallen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 100% of Fallen's all-time total
1980s64

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fallen?
64 babies have been named Fallen since 1981. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Fallen most popular?
Fallen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Fallen been used?
Fallen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 8 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Fallen?
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, 1981–1988 (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.