How Many People Are Named Fionnuala?
people named Fionnuala are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,096,839 people in the US has this name
Based on 164 babies named Fionnuala in Social Security records from 1985 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder". In Irish legend Fionnuala was one of the four children of Lir who were transformed into swans for a period of 900 years.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Fionnuala in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Fionnuala alive today is about 13 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Fionnuala first appears in the records in 1985 and was given most often in 2010, to 12 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1985 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Fionnuala has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #9,253, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #13,765.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,765 |
| Best rank | #9,253 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12,275 in the 2010s |
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