How Many People Are Named Faolan?
people named Faolan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,752,742 people in the US has this name
Based on 197 babies named Faolan in Social Security records from 2006 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "little wolf", derived from Gaelic fáel "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish saint who did missionary work in Scotland.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Faolan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Faolan alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Faolan first appears in the records in 2006 and was given most often in 2023, to 23 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2006 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Faolan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,499, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #8,462.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,462 |
| Best rank | #4,499 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,612 in the 2010s |
Look up another name
⊙ We don't save the names you search.