Pronunciation
Fyun / Fin
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Fair, fair-haired
Alternate spellings
Finn
Fun fact
I know Fionns who say Fyun and Fionns who say Fin. I've had friends text me baby announcements with the name, but I don't know which pronunciation they've chosen until I hear it! The best-known Fionn is Fionn mac Cumhaill, the warrior hero of Irish legend.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fionn, 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.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321 | #6 |
| 2024 | 304 | #7 |
| 2023 | 306 | #6 |
| 2022 | 287 | #11 |
| 2021 | 289 | #14 |
| 2020 | 323 | #8 |
| 2019 | 291 | #16 |
| 2018 | 309 | #14 |
| 2017 | 314 | #14 |
| 2016 | 308 | #21 |
| 2015 | 325 | #19 |
| 2014 | 270 | #26 |
| 2013 | 304 | #25 |
| 2012 | 292 | #27 |
| 2011 | 255 | #30 |
| 2010 | 265 | #35 |
| 2009 | 249 | #34 |
| 2008 | 239 | #35 |
| 2007 | 246 | #32 |
| 2006 | 195 | #39 |
| 2005 | 184 | #38 |
| 2004 | 172 | #41 |
| 2003 | 102 | #66 |
| 2002 | 99 | #66 |
| 2001 | 94 | #68 |
| 2000 | 90 | #64 |
| 1999 | 47 | #97 |
| 1998 | 47 | #91 |
| 1997 | 50 | #99 |
| 1996 | 54 | #104 |
| 1995 | 40 | #119 |
| 1994 | 27 | #139 |
| 1993 | 29 | #132 |
| 1992 | 18 | #167 |
| 1991 | 21 | #154 |
| 1990 | 29 | #139 |
| 1989 | 13 | #177 |
| 1988 | 16 | #166 |
| 1987 | 15 | #172 |
| 1986 | 10 | #203 |
| 1985 | 10 | #194 |
| 1984 | 10 | #197 |
| 1983 | 8 | #214 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | 7 | #239 |
| 1980 | 5 | #264 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | 7 | #231 |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 5 | #258 |
| 1975 | 4 | #290 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 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.