UK boy's name
Fearghal
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1997. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fearghal is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Fearghal popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1997 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2337, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 4 births.
This profile covers 4 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 1997 to 1997. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Fearghal is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 84 living people in the UK are called Fearghal. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1998 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fearghal ranked #2337 for boys in England and Wales in 1997, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 4 boys were registered as Fearghal.
- • Fearghal ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #404 in 2024.
- • About 84 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fearghal as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2337
1997
Births in 1997
4
Latest year
Peak year
1997
4 births
Estimated living
84
2026
Decades
Fearghal by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fearghal was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #2337 | 4 | 1 |
Geography
Where Fearghal is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Fearghal. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Fearghal ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #404 in 2024.
Across the UK
Fearghal in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#404 in 2024
17 years of NISRA records, 81 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Fearghal
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Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh
lecturer
1978-
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Fearghal McKinney
politician
Northern Irish politician and journalist (born 1962)
1962-
Related
Names similar to Fearghal
- Freddie 46,945
- Finley 42,410
- Frederick 19,866
- Finlay 17,879
- Frankie 17,528
- Finn 14,413
- Felix 14,361
- Fraser 6,470
- Flynn 6,170
- Frank 5,992
- Filip 5,876
- Francis 5,744
FAQ
Fearghal: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fearghal in the UK right now?
In 1997, Fearghal was ranked #2337 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Fearghal most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 4 babies registered as Fearghal in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fearghal in the UK?
A total of 4 babies have been registered as Fearghal across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 81 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Fearghal most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Fearghal ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #404 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.