Girl

Flannery

FLAN-uh-ree

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Irish 'Ó Flannghaile', meaning 'descendant of the red warrior', a surname turned given name with strong Celtic heritage and literary distinction.”

Popularity Over Time

Flannery US popularity rank over timeRank 14676 in 2024 to rank 4438 in 1988. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4438#9557#14676198020002024

Flannery is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

CelticIrish

Syllables

3

Nicknames

Flan

Style

LiteraryStrongVintageBoldElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Flannery O'Connor (author)
  • Flannery Culp (character
  • Station Eleven)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Strong Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Finley

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Fiona

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Fallon

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Sibling Name Ideas

Rowan

Gaelic Top 100

Quinn

Irish Top 100

Sawyer

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Harper

Old English Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across English and Irish-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

From Irish 'Ó Flannghaile', meaning 'descendant of the red warrior', a surname turned given name with strong Celtic heritage and literary distinction.

Flannery is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Flannery include Flan.

Names that pair beautifully with Flannery include Rowan, Quinn, Sawyer, Harper.