girl's name
Faela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 61
Northern Ireland
#336
2024 births
Faela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 7,476 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2015.
Faela over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Faela?
In 2025, Faela was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #607 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Faela is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Faela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Faela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Faela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Faela
How popular is the name Faela?
In 2025, Faela was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #607 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Faela a girl's or a boy's name?
Faela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Faela most popular?
Faela peaked in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Faela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Faela currently ranks #336 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.