Fiontan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Fiontan: Recorded since 1995, it reached #207 in 2006, and it stood at #395 in 2023.

2registrars recorded it
10times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#207highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2003–2023

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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2003	#263
2004	#235
2005	#307
2006	#207
2007	#276
2010	#339
2012	#403
2020	#392
2023	#395

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Northern Ireland in 9 of the 21 years from 2003 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1995–2023 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #263 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2023
Highest recorded position: #207 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2003–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Fiontan by decade in Northern 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 Fiontan in Northern Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	25	5 of 10	5
2010s	7	2 of 10	4
2020s	6	2 of 10	3

Across Northern Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Northern Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Fiontan 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 2 regions, from 1995 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #207 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Fiontan'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
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#392	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#403	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#339	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#276	5	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#207	8	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#235	5	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#263	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified

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 2 registrars between 1995 and 2023, ranked in 10 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #207, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2003, and 8 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.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#395position in 2023, its most recent recorded year
8 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 6 to 10 years →
8births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

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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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 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.

Breandan · #199, 13y
Fionnula · #218, 15y
Mervin · #218, 12y
Shaunagh · #220, 13y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Deanna · #207, 32y
Brenna · #206, 20y
Jordyn · #206, 22y
Keela · #206, 27y

Fiontan was ranked #207 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2006. 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.

Fiontan 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 Fiontan without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Fiontan

Jayden Compare
In 2004 they stood at #235 and #264 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #307 and #185.
Theo Compare
In 2006 they stood at #207 and #282 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #276 and #179.
Arthur Compare
In 2009 they stood at #276 and #357 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #339 and #248.
Lukas Compare
In 2006 they stood at #207 and #223 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #276 and #199.

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 2 regions, from 1995 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #207 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Fiontan

Fiontan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Fiontan by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

Fiontan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Fiontan

Fiontan and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Fiontan

Fiontan at a glance

Fiontan by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

Fiontan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Fiontan

Fiontan and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Fiontan