Fun Facts About the Name Fallou
- 132 babies named Fallou: U.S. records list 132 babies given the name Fallou from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fallou Mean?
Fallou is a West African given name, used mainly in Senegal and The Gambia in Wolof-speaking families and also among Fula (Pulaar) speakers in Mauritania, Mali, and Guinea. Its etymology is not firmly established. Unlike names such as Mamadou or Ibrahima, which can be traced back to Arabic originals, Fallou has not been securely derived from a documented Arabic or African-language root, and the explanations offered for it - including the idea that it is a shortened, familiar form of a Muslim name - are not confirmed. The meaning is therefore uncertain.
Fallou Name History & Origins
Fallou belongs to the naming stock of Senegambia and the wider Sahel. In Wolof families a child is often named for a respected relative or a religious figure, and names may pass from one generation to the next in shortened or familiar forms; Fallou is used in Senegal as a given name in its own right. It is also current among Fula speakers from Senegal and Mauritania eastward through Mali and Guinea, and it appears in French-influenced spellings in Senegal and in spellings shaped by the writing conventions of the other countries where it is used. Among Senegalese bearers of the name is the mbalax singer Fallou Dieng.
How Popular is the Name Fallou?
Fallou has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #5,668 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,465 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,140 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,648 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,752 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,207 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,194 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #7,287 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #12,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,040 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,898 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #7,763 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,362 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #11,517 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #6,213 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,668 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #11,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,761 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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