Fergal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FUR-gal
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Fergal is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “man of valour”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Fergal mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Fearghal
“man of valour”
St Fergal, known as Virgil of Salzburg, was an 8th-century Irish monk who became Bishop of Salzburg.
Is Fergal a girl's or a boy's name?
Fergal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fergal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Fergal, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 22 boys.
2025 had more boys named Fergal than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Fergal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Fergal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Nicknames for Fergal
Names like Fergal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan Declan Connor Daniel Michael Owen Nathan Brian Regan Kieran Billy Adam
Names related to Fergal
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fergal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fergal, updated 20 October 2026.