Pronunciation
Flin
Meaning
Ruddy
Fun fact
Flynn has Irish surname roots: Ó Floinn means ‘descendant of Flann’, and Flann means red. So behind this short, modern-sounding choice is an old family name with a colourful meaning!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Flynn, 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.
#317Rank among boy names in 202513Babies 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 | 13 | #317 |
| 2024 | 20 | #222 |
| 2023 | 23 | #212 |
| 2022 | 26 | #198 |
| 2021 | 16 | #279 |
| 2020 | 19 | #250 |
| 2019 | 18 | #257 |
| 2018 | 21 | #244 |
| 2017 | 15 | #296 |
| 2016 | 28 | #201 |
| 2015 | 32 | #187 |
| 2014 | 42 | #157 |
| 2013 | 23 | #237 |
| 2012 | 30 | #199 |
| 2011 | 21 | #245 |
| 2010 | 14 | #301 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | 5 | #473 |
| 2006 | 11 | #282 |
| 2005 | 8 | #302 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 4 | #423 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.