Unisex name · since 1981
Phalon
Phalon has 37 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phalon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Phalon recorded 37 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1998.
- #38,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phalon ranks #38,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Phalon's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Phalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phalon's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phalon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1998
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Phalon popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1968 (Phalon as boys' name)
Phalon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 84% of the file).
1980s was Phalon's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Phalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (84% of all-time use).
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What to do with Phalon's data
- Phalon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Phalon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1981–1998 (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 Phalon 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.