Girl’s name · Irish

Fallon

How to say it: FAL-un · /ˈfælən/

Anglicization of Irish 'O Fallamhain', meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'. Also used as a given name.

Fallon was the 701st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 349 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #590 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#701for girls in 2025
1 in 8,678US babies
349born in 2025
#590projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Fallon
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#701
Babies born in 2025349
Share of births1 in 8,678
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+23%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#590
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Fallon has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 233 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Fal

Other spellings

Honouring a Fallon in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Fallon is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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