Finn

Where Finn comes from

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Finn
  • Irish
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,179 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Finn E. Kydland born
    Norwegian economist
  3. 1984
    Finn Wittrock born
    American actor
  4. 2018
    Peak, #166
    2,329 babies named Finn — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Finn E. Kydland · Norwegian economist, born 1943
  • Finn Wittrock · American actor, born 1984
  • Finn Jones · British actor, born 1988

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.