Fionnlagh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FYOON-luh
- Origin
- Scottish
Fionnlagh is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “fair warrior”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fionnlagh mean?
Scottish: Scottish Gaelic form of Finlay, from fionn 'fair' + laoch 'warrior'
“fair warrior”
The Scottish Gaelic form of Finlay, from fionn, fair, and laoch, warrior or hero.
Is Fionnlagh a girl's or a boy's name?
Fionnlagh is a boys' name.
How popular is Fionnlagh 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 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fionnlagh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Fionnlagh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 2 | #6,082 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 2 | #3,734 |
Names like Fionnlagh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Finn Kayden Keegan Conan Darragh Brayden Kody Brogan Aiden Rogan Conlan
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
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, “Fionnlagh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fionnlagh, updated 20 October 2026.