girl's name
Falina
fuh-LEE-nuh (English)
- Origin Disputed
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Births on record 50
Falina is a rare girl's name whose origin is disputed. Reference sites offer three incompatible readings: an Arabic link to Falak, "sky"; a Latin link to falco, "falcon"; and a Latin word for "false." None is backed by an early record of the name.
- Peaked in 1983, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Falina Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 5 |
What Falina Means
Falina has no agreed meaning. Sky, falcon and deceit are all in print, and that spread shows the meaning has been guessed from the sound and has not been recovered from history.
Where Falina Comes From
Namepedia treats Falina as a variant of the Arabic Falak, sky. Check Pregnancy gives Latin falco, hawk or falcon, and calls it a diminutive used in Italy. Parenting Patch proposes a Latin word for false and says the name has no notable historical bearers. These claims are incompatible, and none cites a document. US birth records list the name only in scattered years from 1960 to 1992, and it was never common. With so little history, every site starts from a similar-looking word and works forward, which is why they land in such different places.
Falina in Use
Falina shows why rare names produce such confident and contradictory meanings. The name likely spread through its pretty sound, with an ending shared by Paulina and Carolina, and that sound is the surest thing that can be said about it.
How Popular Is Falina?
In 1992, Falina was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.
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 Falina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Falina Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Falina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Falina
- English fuh-LEE-nuh
Sibling Names for Falina
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Falina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Falina
What does the name Falina mean?
Sky, falcon and false are all in print, and none is documented.
Why do sources disagree about Falina?
The name has very little recorded history, so sites guess from similar words in Arabic and Latin.
How do you pronounce Falina?
Usually fuh-LEE-nuh.
How popular is the name Falina?
In 1992, Falina was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.
Is Falina a girl's or a boy's name?
Falina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Falina?
Falina has 3 syllables.
When was Falina most popular?
Falina peaked in 1983, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.