Faolan
Boy · FAY-lan · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Faolan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Faolan mean?
Irish: from Irish Faolán
“little wolf”
Saint Fillan, an early medieval missionary in Scotland, bore this name in its Irish form Faolán.
- Say it
- FAY-lan
Is Faolan a girl's or a boy's name?
Faolan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Faolan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Faolan, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Faolan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were given Faolan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #836, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Faolan 25
- Faelan 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales and 159th in Northern Ireland.
Faolan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Faolan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Faolan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Faolan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faolan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
Names like Faolan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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