Faolan
Faolan is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Faolan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faolan is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Faolan
American parents first put Faolan on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 14 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 23 Faolans were born — ranking #4,453 that year. About 44% of every Faolan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Faolan ranks #5,068 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+64% over the past five years). All told, over 225 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Faolan
Faolan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Faolan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,453. Use the chart and map above to compare Faolan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.