Is Falcon a boy or girl name?

Falcon is a boy’s name. Of the 522 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Falcon

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Falcon was most popular in 2020, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,879 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 522 people named Falcon.

Falcon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Falcon’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Falcon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Falcon is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 522 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org