Finbar

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Finbar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Finbar: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #90 in 1967, and it stood at #339 in 2024.

3registrars recorded it
95times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#90highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Finbar's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1104
1997	#845
1998	#958
1999	#776
2000	#881
2001	#1027
2002	#1190
2003	#1011
2004	#1077
2005	#1047
2006	#1168
2007	#1306
2008	#1828
2009	#2544
2010	#1483
2011	#2892
2012	#2458
2013	#1539
2014	#1486
2015	#3004
2016	#4023
2017	#2734
2018	#1786
2019	#2488
2020	#2404
2021	#3017
2022	#2165
2023	#3523
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 49 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.

In 2024: #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3254 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #105 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Finbar appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 49 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 727 births with the name.

Finbar across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Finbar's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#105 (1964)	#90 (1967)	#582 (2024)	49 of 61	727 (1964–2024)	45 (1967)
England and Wales · Boys	#1104 (1996)	#776 (1999)	#3254 (2024)	29 of 29	355 (1996–2024)	21 (1999)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#192 (1997)	#192 (1997)	#339 (2024)	17 of 28	69 (1997–2024)	7 (1997)

Finbar by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Finbar in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	204	6 of 10	34
1970s	276	10 of 10	28
1980s	117	10 of 10	12
1990s	75	10 of 10	8
2000s	20	4 of 10	5
2010s	26	7 of 10	4
2020s	9	2 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 34 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Finbar appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #90 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Finbar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2165	10	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1486	16	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1539	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1483	16	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1306	17	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1168	18	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1047	20	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1077	18	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1011	18	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1190	13	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1027	15	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#881	18	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#776	21	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#958	15	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#845	18	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1104	12	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#339	4	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#348	4	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#311	5	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#374	4	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#416	3	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#363	4	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#358	4	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#342	4	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#281	6	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#346	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#387	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#315	4	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#305	3	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#281	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#192	7	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#582	5	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#657	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#635	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#615	4	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#720	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#429	7	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#439	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	5	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#261	7	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#295	5	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#281	5	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#198	10	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#255	6	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	12	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	9	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#193	11	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#190	10	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	7	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#207	8	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	10	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#178	14	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	19	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#176	15	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	17	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	16	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#144	24	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	19	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#190	13	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	27	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	29	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	29	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	43	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	44	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	32	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#121	27	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	35	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	45	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#94	42	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#107	29	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	26	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1964 and 2024, ranked in 61 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #90, first reached in 1967.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 45 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 33 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Finch · #2088, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cornelia · #90, 63y
Dearbhla · #90, 57y
Antoinette · #87, 56y
Muireann · #87, 61y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Dearbhla · #90, 57y
Tadgh · #90, 55y
Cyril · #91, 56y
Leona · #91, 61y

Finbar was ranked #90 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1967. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Finbar and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Finbar without appearing here.

Finbar moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4023 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1786 and #4749.
Brent Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2458 and #2458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1539 and #3822.
Courtney Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4023 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1786 and #3959.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Finbar

Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2165 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1461.
Tadhg Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1486 and #1630 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3004 and #996.
Mathias Compare
In 2010 they stood at #1483 and #1620 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #2892 and #1209.
Rodney Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2165 and #2320 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1906.

Moved the opposite way to Finbar

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 while Alexander went from #116 to #44.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 while Benjamin went from #139 to #74.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 while Conor went from #56 to #19.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 while Daniel went from #19 to #11.

Moved the same way as Finbar

Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 and Alfred from #134 to #430.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 and Denis from #21 to #195.
Frank Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 and Frank from #164 to #267.
George Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Finbar went from #105 to #582 and George from #52 to #88.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #90 in Republic of Ireland in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Finbar

Finbar at a glance

What stands out in Finbar's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Finbar across 3 official records

Finbar by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Finbar appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Finbar

Finbar and the names beside it

Finbar moved ahead of

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Finbar at a glance

What stands out in Finbar's record

Finbar across 3 official records

Finbar by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Finbar appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Finbar

Finbar and the names beside it

Finbar moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Finbar

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