Pronunciation
Fin-tun
Meaning
Little fair one
Related forms: Fionntán (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Fionntán
Fun fact
Fintan is the anglicised form of Fionntán. An old Irish name with a simple spelling, which could be handy if you live abroad!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fintan, 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.
Babies named in 2025Less than 3No published ranking
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | 5 | #582 |
| 2023 | 9 | #396 |
| 2022 | 4 | #657 |
| 2021 | 5 | #552 |
| 2020 | 6 | #496 |
| 2019 | 3 | #764 |
| 2018 | 6 | #520 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 7 | #448 |
| 2015 | 10 | #376 |
| 2014 | 8 | #428 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 8 | #430 |
| 2011 | 12 | #342 |
| 2010 | 13 | #322 |
| 2009 | 17 | #271 |
| 2008 | 22 | #231 |
| 2007 | 17 | #241 |
| 2006 | 18 | #218 |
| 2005 | 23 | #178 |
| 2004 | 17 | #192 |
| 2003 | 16 | #187 |
| 2002 | 24 | #159 |
| 2001 | 10 | #226 |
| 2000 | 12 | #196 |
| 1999 | 10 | #203 |
| 1998 | 13 | #179 |
| 1997 | 19 | #162 |
| 1996 | 19 | #160 |
| 1995 | 22 | #150 |
| 1994 | 17 | #161 |
| 1993 | 24 | #148 |
| 1992 | 28 | #141 |
| 1991 | 26 | #143 |
| 1990 | 18 | #166 |
| 1989 | 29 | #133 |
| 1988 | 25 | #137 |
| 1987 | 26 | #140 |
| 1986 | 25 | #142 |
| 1985 | 32 | #127 |
| 1984 | 37 | #119 |
| 1983 | 32 | #129 |
| 1982 | 30 | #135 |
| 1981 | 41 | #120 |
| 1980 | 39 | #123 |
| 1979 | 43 | #117 |
| 1978 | 32 | #127 |
| 1977 | 34 | #122 |
| 1976 | 41 | #115 |
| 1975 | 28 | #127 |
| 1974 | 50 | #107 |
| 1973 | 48 | #106 |
| 1972 | 62 | #97 |
| 1971 | 69 | #94 |
| 1970 | 45 | #101 |
| 1969 | 52 | #95 |
| 1968 | 50 | #90 |
| 1967 | 48 | #89 |
| 1966 | 34 | #103 |
| 1965 | 49 | #85 |
| 1964 | 29 | #100 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
