UK boy's name
Fionntan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fionntan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Fionntan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3467, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2003 to 2003. 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.
Fionntan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 147 living people in the UK are called Fionntan. 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 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fionntan ranked #3467 for boys in England and Wales in 2003, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 3 boys were registered as Fionntan.
- • Fionntan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
- • About 147 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fionntan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3467
2003
Births in 2003
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
3 births
Estimated living
147
2026
Decades
Fionntan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fionntan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3467 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Fionntan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Fionntan. 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.
Fionntan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
Across the UK
Fionntan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#395 in 2023
27 years of NISRA records, 145 total registered
Related
Names similar to Fionntan
- 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
Fionntan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fionntan in the UK right now?
In 2003, Fionntan was ranked #3467 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Fionntan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 3 babies registered as Fionntan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fionntan in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Fionntan across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 145 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Fionntan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Fionntan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #395 in 2023. 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.