The baby name Finbar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FIN-bar (IPA: /ˈfɪn.bɑːr/ or /ˈfɪn.bɑr/).
Finbar is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Finbar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FIN-bar (IPA: /ˈfɪn.bɑːr/ or /ˈfɪn.bɑr/).
Finbar is Irish in Origin.
Finbar is the Anglicized form of Irish Fionnbharr (also Fionnbarra), from Irish fionn "fair, white" and barr "top, head," yielding the sense "fair-headed" or "bright-haired." The name was borne by St Finbarr of Cork, a 6th to 7th century abbot-bishop who founded the monastery at Gougane Barra and later at Cork; his cult secured the name's endurance in Munster and across Ireland.
Variants include Finbarr and Finnbar; Irish spellings are Fionnbharr and Fionnbarra. Related short forms are Barra and Barry, the latter long used in English as an independent given name; Finn is an occasional modern nickname through the shared element fionn. Though once chiefly regional, Finbar saw wider revival during the 20th-century Gaelic name resurgence and now appears, albeit modestly, in Ireland, Britain, and the Irish diaspora in North America and Australia. The name carries a traditional, quietly luminous Irish character.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #901 | 8 | 7,226 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Finbar is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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