Pronunciation
FEE-ukh
Meaning
Raven
Related forms: Fiacha (related name).
Fun fact
Fiach is an Irish word for raven. You will recognise the same name family in Fiacha and Fiachra. The raven meaning gives this short choice a connection with Ireland's wildlife, without needing a long spelling.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fiach, 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.
2025 ranking#468Among boy names
Babies named in 20257With this spelling
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 | 7 | #468 |
| 2024 | 4 | #655 |
| 2023 | 8 | #436 |
| 2022 | 12 | #349 |
| 2021 | 5 | #552 |
| 2020 | 7 | #459 |
| 2019 | 9 | #402 |
| 2018 | 4 | #635 |
| 2017 | 3 | #710 |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 |
| 2015 | 5 | #554 |
| 2014 | 5 | #550 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 6 | #500 |
| 2011 | 9 | #407 |
| 2010 | 6 | #491 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | 3 | #506 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | 5 | #317 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 5 | #280 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 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 | 3 | #321 |
| 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 | 3 | #232 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
