Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Fergal

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fergal

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #1129, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20258
20244
2023–
20223
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3466, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #53, 170 births); most recent 2023 (rank #626, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
20224
2021–
20203
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #595, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #151, 11 births); most recent 2020 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence