How Many People Are Named Faelan?
An estimated 78 people in the United States have the first name Faelan. It is used for both genders, with 87.3% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Faelan peaked in popularity in 2015 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faelan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Faelan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Faelan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
78
About 1 in 4,394,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.3% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2015
15 births
Total Registered
79
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faelan
Faelan is predominantly male (87.3%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Faelan as a male name
Ranked #9,236 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (10 births)
Faelan as a female name
Ranked #16,007 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (5 births)
Faelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faelan span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 42 babies were registered. Faelan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Faelan by Decade
How has Faelan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Faelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faelan
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Faelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faelan?
We estimate approximately 78 people named Faelan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,394,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Faelan a common name?
Faelan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 79 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faelan most popular?
Faelan reached peak popularity in 2015, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faelan is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faelan a male name?
Faelan is predominantly male. 87.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faelan Smith, Faelan Johnson, Faelan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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