UK boy's name
Fiachra
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fiachra is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Fiachra popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 4 births.
This profile covers 42 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2003 to 2024. 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.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 254 living people in the UK are called Fiachra. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fiachra ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 4 boys were registered as Fiachra.
- • Fiachra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #164 in 2024.
- • About 254 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fiachra as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2008
4 births
Estimated living
254
2026
Popularity
Fiachra over time
The chart below shows babies named Fiachra registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Fiachra, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fiachra by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fiachra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4075 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4399 | 17 | 5 |
| 2000s | #3664 | 13 | 4 |
Geography
Where Fiachra is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Fiachra. 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.
Fiachra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #164 in 2024.
Across the UK
Fiachra in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#164 in 2024
23 years of NISRA records, 214 total registered
Related
Names similar to Fiachra
- 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
Fiachra: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fiachra in the UK right now?
In 2024, Fiachra was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Fiachra most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 4 babies registered as Fiachra in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fiachra in the UK?
A total of 42 babies have been registered as Fiachra across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 214 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Fiachra most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Fiachra ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #164 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.