boy's name

Fionntan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 151

Ireland

#335

1982 births

Fionntan is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #401. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Northern Ireland in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Northern Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Fionntan over time

Births per decade in Northern Ireland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

60
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Fionntan by decade in Northern Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 15
2000s 60
2010s 50
2020s (to 2023) 20

How popular is Fionntan?

In 2023, Fionntan was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #401 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fionntan is used

Ireland #335 3 in 1982
Northern Ireland #401 3 in 2023
England & Wales #3,560 3 in 2003

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Northern Ireland 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. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fionntan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fionntan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fionntan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fionntan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fionntan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fionntan

How popular is the name Fionntan?

In 2023, Fionntan was given to 3 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #401 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Fionntan a girl's or a boy's name?

Fionntan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Fionntan most popular?

Fionntan peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.