Flannan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Flannan: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #214, and it was last ranked in 1981.

1registrar recorded it
12times a registrar ranked it
18years from first to last
#214highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1981

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#214
1966	#229
1967	#245
1968	#267
1969	#291
1970	#251
1973	#320
1974	#321
1977	#293
1979	#324
1980	#321
1981	#322

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 18 years from 1964 to 1981.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1981 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 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 recorded1964–1981
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1981).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1981
Most recently recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1981.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Flannan 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 Flannan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	18	5 of 10	4
1970s	18	5 of 10	4
1980s	6	2 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

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

Flannan appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1981. Highest recorded position: #214 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Flannan'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
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#293	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	5	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#291	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	4	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	4	High	Verified

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 1 registrar between 1964 and 1981, ranked in 12 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #214, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

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.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#322position in 1981, its most recent recorded year
5births registered in its largest year, 1970Under 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.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Caodhan · #214, 16y
Dwane · #213, 13y
Normann · #216, 17y
Else-Marie · #217, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Abina · #214, 20y
Marco · #214, 65y
Seosamh · #214, 28y
Donall · #215, 23y

Flannan was ranked #214 in Republic of Ireland · Boys 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.

Flannan 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 Flannan without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Flannan

Steven Compare
In 1965 they stood at #214 and #232 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1966 that had become #229 and #185.
Wayne Compare
In 1965 they stood at #214 and #232 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1966 that had become #229 and #185.
Darragh Compare
In 1966 they stood at #229 and #256 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1967 that had become #245 and #208.
Cillian Compare
In 1972 they stood at #251 and #305 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1973 that had become #320 and #290.

Moved the opposite way to Flannan

Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 while Alan went from #29 to #11.
Barry Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 while Barry went from #69 to #27.
Brian Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 while Brian went from #14 to #7.
Colin Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 while Colin went from #89 to #53.

Moved the same way as Flannan

Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 and Alfred from #134 to #239.
Anthony Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 and Anthony from #12 to #17.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 and Arthur from #98 to #202.
Brendan Compare
Between 1964 and 1981 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Flannan went from #214 to #322 and Brendan from #17 to #29.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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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 1981. Highest recorded position: #214 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Flannan

Flannan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Flannan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Flannan at a glance

Flannan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Flannan

Flannan and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Flannan

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