Girls' name · since 1985
Fionnuala
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Fionnuala, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,675 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fionnuala is the #13675 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 164 recorded since 1985.
Fionnuala has 164 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13675 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #21,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,675 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 164 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fionnuala ranks #21,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,675 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 164 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,675 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fionnuala's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fionnuala compares
164 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fionnuala's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fionnuala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fionnuala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fionnuala splits its recorded history at 2012: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fionnuala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Fionnuala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Fionnuala's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Fionnuala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Fionnuala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fionnuala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fionnuala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.