Girls' name · since 1981
Falyn
1,125 babies named Falyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,125
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Falyn currently ranks #6955 among girls' names in America, with 1,125 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falyn has been recorded 1,125 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #6955 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,125 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falyn ranks #6,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,125 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,125
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Falyn's 1,125 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Falyn compares
1,125 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Falyn's all-time total is 199% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Falyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,125 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Falyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Falyn splits its recorded history at 2003: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Falyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Falyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (353 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Falyn's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Falyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
353 births
- 2020s 122
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 353 births (31% of all-time use).
How Falyn 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 Falyn's total volume
Falyn by state
Where Falyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
52 of 1,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Falyn's data
- Falyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (353 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Falyns (52 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 Falyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Falyn 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.