Girls' name · since 1981
Falon
1,983 babies named Falon 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.
- #4,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,983
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Falon is the #12251 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,983 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Falon recorded 1,983 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #12251 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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.
- #4,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,251 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,983 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falon ranks #4,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,251 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,983 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,983
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Falon's 1,983 recorded births place it above 93.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Falon compares
1,983 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Falon's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Falon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,983 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 182 | 21 | 19,840 |
Falon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Falon splits its recorded history at 2003: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 182 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Falon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Falon popularity over time - boys
83 total births recorded since 1982 (Falon as boys' name)
Falon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (937 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Falon's strongest decade.
937 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Falon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
937 births
- 1990s
1990s
429 births
- 2000s 307
2000s
307 births
- 2010s 240
2010s
240 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 937 births (47% of all-time use).
How Falon 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 Falon's total volume
Falon by state
Where Falon concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 148 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 57 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #4 | California | | 49 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 49 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 42 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.5% |
148 of 1,983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Falon appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Falon's data
- Falon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (937 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Falons (148 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 Falon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
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 Falon 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.