Pronunciation
Fee-uh-kra
Meaning
Associated with fiach, the Irish word for raven
Alternate spellings
Fiacre
Fun fact
Fiachra has a lovely connection that stretches beyond Ireland. Saint Fiachra founded a monastery at Breuil in France, where his name became Fiacre.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fiachra, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#121Rank among boy names in 202545Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #121 |
| 2024 | 45 | #123 |
| 2023 | 41 | #138 |
| 2022 | 41 | #145 |
| 2021 | 22 | #225 |
| 2020 | 27 | #183 |
| 2019 | 31 | #179 |
| 2018 | 27 | #205 |
| 2017 | 25 | #220 |
| 2016 | 17 | #272 |
| 2015 | 19 | #257 |
| 2014 | 32 | #184 |
| 2013 | 29 | #202 |
| 2012 | 27 | #215 |
| 2011 | 28 | #204 |
| 2010 | 22 | #241 |
| 2009 | 32 | #177 |
| 2008 | 19 | #247 |
| 2007 | 25 | #195 |
| 2006 | 24 | #190 |
| 2005 | 24 | #172 |
| 2004 | 36 | #134 |
| 2003 | 22 | #168 |
| 2002 | 17 | #185 |
| 2001 | 21 | #156 |
| 2000 | 24 | #149 |
| 1999 | 19 | #161 |
| 1998 | 25 | #137 |
| 1997 | 27 | #143 |
| 1996 | 34 | #133 |
| 1995 | 27 | #141 |
| 1994 | 15 | #167 |
| 1993 | 20 | #163 |
| 1992 | 22 | #154 |
| 1991 | 17 | #167 |
| 1990 | 18 | #166 |
| 1989 | 17 | #159 |
| 1988 | 10 | #196 |
| 1987 | 13 | #181 |
| 1986 | 14 | #172 |
| 1985 | 17 | #159 |
| 1984 | 15 | #166 |
| 1983 | 16 | #164 |
| 1982 | 10 | #205 |
| 1981 | 9 | #217 |
| 1980 | 15 | #184 |
| 1979 | 18 | #162 |
| 1978 | 16 | #170 |
| 1977 | 14 | #179 |
| 1976 | 11 | #203 |
| 1975 | 11 | #204 |
| 1974 | 10 | #208 |
| 1973 | 12 | #193 |
| 1972 | 11 | #194 |
| 1971 | 9 | #204 |
| 1970 | 8 | #206 |
| 1969 | 3 | #291 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | 8 | #187 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.