Pronunciation
Fway-lawn / Fay-lawn / Fwail-awn
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Little wolf
Alternate spellings
Faolan
Fun fact
Faolán means little wolf. This is a personal favourite of mine because my son is called Wolfe, so I love that connection!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Faolán, 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.
#170Rank among boy names in 202529Babies 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 | 29 | #170 |
| 2024 | 29 | #174 |
| 2023 | 30 | #172 |
| 2022 | 11 | #367 |
| 2021 | 14 | #312 |
| 2020 | 10 | #381 |
| 2019 | 16 | #285 |
| 2018 | 7 | #471 |
| 2017 | 12 | #336 |
| 2016 | 16 | #283 |
| 2015 | 9 | #397 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 7 | #457 |
| 2011 | 10 | #387 |
| 2010 | 11 | #354 |
| 2009 | 4 | #604 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 3 | #596 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 3 | #506 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 3 | #339 |
| 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.