Faline
Bambi, a Life in the Woods is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten, and originally published in Berlin by Ullstein Verlag.
Meaning & Origin of Faline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bambi, a Life in the Woods is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten, and originally published in Berlin by Ullstein Verlag.
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The Story of Faline
Faline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Falines were born — ranking #9,559 that year. As of 2026, Faline ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Falines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Faline
Faline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Faline's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #9,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Faline'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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