Pronunciation
Fyun-nan
Meaning
Little fair or white one
Fun fact
Fionán is a little form of fionn, meaning fair, and it has a surprisingly long history. Patrick Woulfe’s name collection records at least nine Irish saints with this name. You’ll also see it spelt Fionnán, with a second n.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fionán, 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.
#676Rank among boy names in 20254Babies 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 | 4 | #676 |
| 2024 | 4 | #655 |
| 2023 | 10 | #362 |
| 2022 | 7 | #454 |
| 2021 | 8 | #414 |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | 7 | #466 |
| 2018 | 5 | #572 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 8 | #428 |
| 2013 | 4 | #605 |
| 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 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 7 | #250 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 6 | #261 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | 4 | #286 |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 4 | #272 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1977 | 5 | #273 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 4 | #290 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 3 | #304 |
| 1970 | 3 | #305 |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.