Finnula

femaleStatistical record

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

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

1registrar recorded it
2times a registrar ranked it
2years from first to last
#274highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1965

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#274
1965	#325

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 1965.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1965 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1965
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1965).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1965
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1965. Highest recorded position: #274 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Finnula'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
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	6	High	Verified

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Finnula was ranked #274 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. 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.

Aislinn#274
Ashling#274
Breeda#274
Brighid#274
Amelia#300
Antonette#300
Averil#300
Caron#300

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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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1965. Highest recorded position: #274 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.