boy's name
Falcon
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 530
Falcon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Falcon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 73 |
| 2000s | 118 |
| 2010s | 217 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 104 |
How popular is Falcon?
In 2025, Falcon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Falcon is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Falcon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Falcon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Falcon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Falcon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Falcon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Falcon
How popular is the name Falcon?
In 2025, Falcon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Falcon a girl's or a boy's name?
Falcon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Falcon?
Falcon has 2 syllables.
When was Falcon most popular?
Falcon peaked in 2020, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Falcon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Falcon currently ranks #12,225 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.