Faelan
Faelan is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Irish.
- Old Irish
Meaning & Origin of Faelan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faelan is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Irish
The Story of Faelan
As a girl name
Faelan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 5 Faelans were born — ranking #16,416 that year. As of 2026, Faelan ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Faelans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Faelan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2012, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 10 Faelans were born — ranking #7,491 that year. As of 2026, Faelan ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 69 Faelans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Faelan
Faelan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Faelan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,491. Use the chart and map above to compare Faelan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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