Fiachra
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FEE-a-kra
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,257 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Fiachra is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies).
What does Fiachra mean?
Irish
St Fiachra, an Irish monk in France, is patron saint of gardeners; Paris cabs called fiacres were named after him.
Is Fiachra a girl's or a boy's name?
Fiachra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fiachra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,257th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Fiachra, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st.
2025 had the most boys named Fiachra of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Fiachra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales and 143rd in Northern Ireland.
Fiachra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
Names like Fiachra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Brody, Cody, Rowan, Cillian, Finley, Oscar, Luca, Flynn, Caelan, Kayden, Cassian
More Irish names
Rory, Maeve, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Kevin
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, “Fiachra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fiachra, updated 20 October 2026.