Given name & surname
Falcon
“resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons”
Falcon is a variant of Falco. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Falcon is a variant of Falco. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Falcon is a variant of Falco. An origin associated with Falco is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Falcon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 522
- 499 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,623 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,623 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 475 as a first name in 2020; 15,078 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Falcon’s family of names
Falcon has a related form in Falco. In English usage, Falcon as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Falcón. In English usage, Falcon as a surname has a related form in FAULCON.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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