Total births
197
Boys' name · since 2006
Faolan
Faolan has 197 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6398
- among boys today
- 197
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other boys
Faolan currently ranks #6398 among boys' names in America, with 197 babies recorded since 2006.
Faolan has 197 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6398 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #6398 among boys today
- 197 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Faolan is currently the #6398 boys' name in America, more common than 55% of boys - 197 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6398
- among boys today
- 197
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other boys
Faolan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6398
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Faolan was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
23 babies were named Faolan in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Faolan compares
197 38th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Faolan's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faolan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 197 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 23 | 22,252 |
Faolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faolan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faolan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#6,398
Active since
2006
Faolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Faolan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Faolan's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Faolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faolan? ▼
Faolan has been given to 197 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #6398 as of the latest data. 23 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Faolan most popular? ▼
Faolan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Faolan been used? ▼
Faolan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What to do with Faolan's data
- Faolan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2025 (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. "Faolan: #6398 Boys' Name - 197 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/faolan. 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 Faolan 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 June 2026.