Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1982

Fallon

Meaning descendant of Fallamhan Gender Unisex · 95% girls Rank 2025 #779 Trend ↑ Rising 45%

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).

Rank 2025
#779
among girls · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
364
named Fallon · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,605
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1982
618 babies
All-time total
12,253
#1,521 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Fallon popularity over time

12,253 babies have been named Fallon since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – –
1980s 3,376 20 3,396 340 +67820% #376
1990s 1,971 33 2,004 200 -41% #841
2000s 1,732 124 1,856 186 -7% #1,167
2010s 2,289 290 2,579 258 +39% #961
2020s (to 2025) 2,266 147 2,413 402 +56% #688

Where Fallon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 371 0.23 outside top 500
2027 390 0.24 outside top 500
2028 407 0.25 outside top 500
2029 422 0.26 outside top 500
2030 436 0.27 outside top 500

Where Fallon is most popular

Girls named Fallon per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.241 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Fallon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 29 0.620 +157%
Missouri 71 0.589 +144%
Arkansas 31 0.587 +143%
New Hampshire 10 0.542 +125%
West Virginia 14 0.534 +122%
Alabama 46 0.490 +103%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +84%
Delaware 5 0.441 +83%
Pennsylvania 100 0.423 +76%
North Carolina 96 0.422 +75%
Iowa 23 0.394 +63%
South Carolina 35 0.389 +62%
Louisiana 34 0.388 +61%
Montana 5 0.369 +53%
Georgia 80 0.352 +46%
Kansas 20 0.347 +44%
Colorado 38 0.340 +41%
Maryland 36 0.340 +41%
Tennessee 52 0.328 +36%
Ohio 67 0.282 +17%
Michigan 50 0.275 +14%
Virginia 46 0.270 +12%
Oregon 17 0.261 +8%
New Jersey 47 0.260 +8%
Massachusetts 31 0.256 +6%
Texas 202 0.251 ≈ national
Illinois 56 0.245 ≈ national
Oklahoma 18 0.245 ≈ national
Florida 104 0.243 ≈ national
Indiana 34 0.242 ≈ national
Minnesota 26 0.241 ≈ national
Washington 33 0.228 -5%
Connecticut 12 0.206 -14%
Wisconsin 19 0.184 -23%
New York 68 0.172 -29%
Arizona 23 0.164 -32%
California 111 0.132 -45%
Utah 8 0.096 -60%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fallon

Fallon is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #779 in 2025 with 349 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 12,253 American babies have been named Fallon, about 95% girls and 5% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1982, when 618 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fallon stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fallon?

The median living Fallon is about 21 years old; half are between 8 and 37. An estimated 12 thousand people named Fallon are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fallon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 349 #779 15 #5,943
2024 382 #738 22 #4,603
2023 422 #688 30 #3,741
2022 409 #716 19 #5,092
2021 393 #727 30 #3,675
2020 311 #865 31 #3,517
2019 274 #961 31 #3,591
2018 237 #1,072 29 #3,735
2017 219 #1,133 22 #4,514
2016 243 #1,076 37 #3,127
2015 226 #1,126 37 #3,102
2014 252 #1,030 26 #3,937
2013 234 #1,064 29 #3,606
2012 207 #1,188 22 #4,438
2011 202 #1,191 31 #3,457
2010 195 #1,237 26 #3,926
2009 185 #1,307 24 #4,200
2008 193 #1,290 20 #4,778
2007 218 #1,167 16 #5,505
2006 187 #1,279 14 #5,877
2005 153 #1,401 10 #7,289
2004 159 #1,340 9 #7,737
2003 158 #1,309 14 #5,358
2002 143 #1,354 10 #6,695
2001 171 #1,197 7 #8,597
2000 165 #1,205 – –
1995 203 #929 – –
1990 207 #921 – –
1985 405 #502 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fallon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fallon?

The median living Fallon is about 21 years old. Half of all living Fallons are between 8 and 37 years old.

How many people named Fallon are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Fallon are alive in the United States, based on 12,253 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Fallon mean?

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).

How popular is the name Fallon in 2025?

Fallon ranked #779 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 349 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fallon?

12,253 babies have been named Fallon in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fallon most popular?

Fallon peaked in 1982, when 618 newborns received the name.

Is Fallon a boy or girl name?

Fallon is used for both: about 95% of babies named Fallon have been girls and 5% boys.

Is the name Fallon rising or falling?

Fallon is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Fallon become more popular?

Fallon is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 436 girls named Fallon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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