Fionán
Boy6 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#223
best rank (1996)
293
babies since 1969
Down 27
10-year rank change
Fionán through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 4 | #628 |
| 2023 | 10 | #351 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 8 | #400 |
| 2020 | 3 | #706 |
| 2019 | 7 | #446 |
| 2018 | 5 | #543 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 8 | #428 |
| 2013 | 4 | #606 |
| 2012 | 10 | #379 |
| 2011 | 11 | #366 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 16 | #283 |
| 2008 | 10 | #368 |
| 2007 | 10 | #326 |
| 2006 | 11 | #282 |
| 2005 | 12 | #247 |
| 2004 | 8 | #299 |
| 2003 | 10 | #266 |
| 2002 | 6 | #313 |
| 2000 | 7 | #250 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 6 | #261 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | 4 | #286 |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 4 | #272 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1977 | 5 | #273 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1973 | 4 | #290 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 3 | #304 |
| 1970 | 3 | #305 |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Fionán yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Fionán | 4 | 48 |
| Fionan | under 3 | 245 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #243 (2001); 13 babies since 2001.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.