Freelon
Freelon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Allan Randall Freelon (1895–1960), American artist Nnenna Freelon, American jazz singer Philip Freelon (1953–2019), American architect Pierce Freelon, American academic Solomon Freelon, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Freelon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Freelon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Allan Randall Freelon (1895–1960), American artist Nnenna Freelon, American jazz singer Philip Freelon (1953–2019), American architect Pierce Freelon, American academic Solomon Freelon, American football player
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The Story of Freelon
American parents first put Freelon on the record books as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 5 Freelons were born — ranking #4,322 that year. Freelon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1921, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Freelon
Freelon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Freelon's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #4,322. Use the chart and map above to compare Freelon'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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