Meaning and history
Fionnuala means “white shoulder,” from Old Irish finn, meaning “white” or “blessed,” and gúala, meaning “shoulder.” In Irish legend, Fionnuala was one of the four children of Lir, who were transformed into swans for 900 years.
20062006: 7 births, rank #13,606
2007: 7 births, rank #13,924
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 12 births, rank #9,231
20112011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 7 births, rank #13,006
20162016: 10 births, rank #10,113
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 8 births, rank #11,427
2019: 9 births, rank #10,473
2020: 6 births, rank #13,453
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 5 births, rank #15,293
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208
In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Fionnuala, ranking #13,208 among girls.