Fionnan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FIN-un
- Origin
- Irish
Fionnan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fair one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fionnan mean?
Irish: Irish Fionnán, a diminutive of fionn 'fair'
“little fair one”
A diminutive of Irish fionn, meaning fair; several early Irish saints, including Finan of Lindisfarne, bore the name.
Is Fionnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Fionnan is a boys' name.
How popular is Fionnan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fionnan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fionnan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
Names like Fionnan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Conan Keegan Kayden Conlan Caelan Brody Rogan Brayden Brogan Ronan Kody
Names related to Fionnan
More Irish names
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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, “Fionnan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fionnan, updated 20 October 2026.