Pronunciation
Fin-bar
Meaning
Fair head, fair-haired
Related forms: Fionnbharr (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Fionnbharr; Fionnbarr; Finbar
Fun fact
Finbarr is an anglicised spelling of Fionnbharr. Fionn means fair or bright, and barr means head or top. The name was also shortened to Barra, dropping the first part but keeping the meaning. So if you like Barra, this is the longer Irish name behind it.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Finbarr, 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.
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.
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| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #577 |
| 2024 | 3 | #785 |
| 2023 | 3 | #770 |
| 2022 | 3 | #779 |
| 2021 | 3 | #755 |
| 2020 | 6 | #496 |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | 4 | #635 |
| 2017 | 6 | #495 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 5 | #554 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 4 | #605 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2010 | 3 | #720 |
| 2009 | 10 | #366 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | 4 | #527 |
| 2006 | 12 | #271 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 4 | #439 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 |
| 2001 | 8 | #251 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | 8 | #222 |
| 1998 | 7 | #229 |
| 1997 | 16 | #184 |
| 1996 | 8 | #251 |
| 1995 | 6 | #261 |
| 1994 | 12 | #184 |
| 1993 | 7 | #235 |
| 1992 | 19 | #162 |
| 1991 | 20 | #159 |
| 1990 | 18 | #166 |
| 1989 | 30 | #129 |
| 1988 | 23 | #145 |
| 1987 | 35 | #123 |
| 1986 | 27 | #140 |
| 1985 | 35 | #122 |
| 1984 | 28 | #130 |
| 1983 | 30 | #134 |
| 1982 | 34 | #127 |
| 1981 | 43 | #116 |
| 1980 | 44 | #119 |
| 1979 | 44 | #116 |
| 1978 | 46 | #113 |
| 1977 | 43 | #115 |
| 1976 | 48 | #109 |
| 1975 | 27 | #131 |
| 1974 | 63 | #99 |
| 1973 | 61 | #98 |
| 1972 | 62 | #97 |
| 1971 | 69 | #94 |
| 1970 | 50 | #97 |
| 1969 | 65 | #86 |
| 1968 | 57 | #83 |
| 1967 | 43 | #92 |
| 1966 | 57 | #82 |
| 1965 | 60 | #75 |
| 1964 | 61 | #70 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.