Pronunciation
Fin-ee-an
Meaning
Little fair one
Alternate spellings
Finian
Fun fact
Finnian comes from the fionn name family, meaning fair or white. Saint Finnian of Clonard is associated with one of early Ireland's great monastic schools. So this old Irish name also has a connection to learning.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Finnian, 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#402Among boy names
Babies named in 20259With 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 | 9 | #402 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 3 | #770 |
| 2022 | 4 | #657 |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 6 | #496 |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | 6 | #520 |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 6 | #508 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 6 | #491 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2008 | 7 | #444 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 7 | #354 |
| 2005 | 4 | #448 |
| 2004 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 6 | #337 |
| 2002 | 9 | #249 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 7 | #241 |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1996 | 5 | #295 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | 4 | #278 |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | 11 | #192 |
| 1985 | 6 | #234 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 6 | #252 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 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.
