# Fallon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/fallon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “descendant of fallamhan”, “ruler”, “governor” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfælən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Falin |
| US babies named this | 12,253 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 619 / 11,634 (95% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 878, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Fallon is grouped under king.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 202 | 1,191 |
| 2012 | 207 | 1,188 |
| 2013 | 234 | 1,064 |
| 2014 | 252 | 1,030 |
| 2015 | 226 | 1,126 |
| 2016 | 243 | 1,076 |
| 2017 | 219 | 1,133 |
| 2018 | 237 | 1,072 |
| 2019 | 274 | 961 |
| 2020 | 311 | 865 |
| 2021 | 393 | 727 |
| 2022 | 409 | 716 |
| 2023 | 422 | 688 |
| 2024 | 382 | 738 |
| 2025 | 349 | 779 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | 3,457 |
| 2012 | 22 | 4,438 |
| 2013 | 29 | 3,606 |
| 2014 | 26 | 3,937 |
| 2015 | 37 | 3,102 |
| 2016 | 37 | 3,127 |
| 2017 | 22 | 4,514 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3,735 |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,591 |
| 2020 | 31 | 3,517 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3,675 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,092 |
| 2023 | 30 | 3,741 |
| 2024 | 22 | 4,603 |
| 2025 | 15 | 5,943 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36 | 973 |
| 2012 | 29 | 1,150 |
| 2013 | 34 | 1,048 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1,367 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,362 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,525 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,457 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,200 |
| 2019 | 26 | 1,252 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,352 |
| 2021 | 38 | 918 |
| 2022 | 46 | 785 |
| 2023 | 41 | 865 |
| 2024 | 37 | 952 |
| 2025 | 34 | 997 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | 3,009 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2,435 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Fallon

- Fallon Sherrock, English darts player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.