Girls' name · since 1976

Falona

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Falona, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

19
total births
1976–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

19 girls have been named Falona since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Falona has 19 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1978.

  • 19 total births
  • 1976–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

19 girls have been named Falona since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

19
total births
1976–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1976
Single peak year

8 babies were named Falona in 1976 - its busiest year on record.

Falona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Falona's full recorded timeline at 1977, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Falona at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

19

Since 1976

3 years of records

Peak year

1976

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1976

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1978

Falona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1976)
8
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
456789 197619771978 6

Falona by decade

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

1970s was Falona's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Falona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Falona?
Falona has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 8 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
When was Falona most popular?
Falona was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Falona been used?
Falona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 3 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Falona?
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 July 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, 1976–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Falona: Baby Name Since 1976 - 19 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/falona. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Falona 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 July 2026.