boy's name
Fionnan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Births on record 362
Ireland
#288
as Fionnán, 2025
Fionnan is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #356. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2011, when 24 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1971.
Fionnan over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 31 |
| 2000s | 97 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 108 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 58 |
How popular is Fionnan?
In 2017, Fionnan was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #356 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Fionnan 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.
How Fionnan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Fionnán | Fionnán is a rare spelling of Fionnan, written with a fada and recorded 76 times, mostly in Ireland. | 76 |
Names that peaked alongside Fionnan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fionnan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fionnan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Fionnan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Fionnán
Sibling names for Fionnan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fionnan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fionnan
How popular is the name Fionnan?
In 2017, Fionnan was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #356 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Fionnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Fionnan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Fionnan most popular?
Fionnan peaked in 2011, when 24 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Fionnan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fionnan currently ranks #288 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.