Unisex name · since 1981
Fallon
Fallon has 11,634 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #781 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,634
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fallon is the #781 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,634 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Fallon recorded 11,634 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #781 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, 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 2025.
- #1,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #781 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,634 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fallon ranks #1,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #781 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,634 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #781 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,634
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fallon's 11,634 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Fallon compares
11,634 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fallon's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fallon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,634 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 611 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fallon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fallon's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 143 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 611 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fallon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 611
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Fallon popularity over time - boys
619 total births recorded since 1972 (Fallon as boys' name)
Fallon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,376 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Fallon's strongest decade.
3,376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Fallon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
3,376 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,971 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,732 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,289 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,266 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,376 births (29% of all-time use).
How Fallon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fallon's total volume
Fallon by state
Where Fallon concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,064 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 922 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 730 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 634 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 515 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 495 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 382 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 378 | 3.2% |
1,064 of 11,634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Fallon appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fallon's data
- Fallon's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (3,376 total births) through the 2020s (2,266) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Fallons (1,064 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Fallon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Fallon 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.