Fun Facts About the Name Flannery
- 580 babies named Flannery: U.S. records list 580 babies given the name Flannery from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Flannery Mean?
Flannery is an English-language form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Flannghaile, which literally means "descendant of Flannghaile." The personal name Flannghaile is generally analyzed as flann, "red" or "ruddy," plus gal, "valor," so its customary sense is "red valor." The Ó is a patronymic marker, identifying a lineage rather than describing the bearer directly. Flannelly is a related anglicized spelling.
Flannery Name History & Origins
Ó Flannghaile belongs to the Gaelic system of hereditary surnames formed with Ó, "descendant of," followed by an ancestor's personal name. The lineage is associated with Connacht, especially Counties Mayo and Galway. When Gaelic names were rendered in English legal and church records, Irish sounds were written with English spelling conventions; Ó Flannghaile produced Flannery and the closely related Flannelly, usually without the Ó. Its use as a given name belongs to English-speaking countries and comes from the surname. In the United States, the writer Flannery O'Connor (1925 - 1964) was born Mary Flannery O'Connor and was known by the surname-derived middle name, a prominent literary use rather than the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Flannery?
Flannery has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #4,365 in 1988.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,773 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,993 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,564 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,677 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,802 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,142 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #9,325 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,501 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #13,175 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,347 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,374 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,426 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #7,893 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #8,360 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #9,939 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,468 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #9,065 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,520 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #7,847 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,787 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #8,498 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,884 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #9,259 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,226 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #6,716 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #6,921 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,296 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #6,832 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,702 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #6,854 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #4,903 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #5,317 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,759 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #6,776 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,494 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #5,634 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #11,286 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,365 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #6,961 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #9,926 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,771 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,517 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #7,696 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,973 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,426 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Flannery Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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