Finn

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #206 for boys in 2025, 1,702 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2018 · 2,329 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
34,949
since 1918

Finn over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Finn has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #166, 2018boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,13315#2061,702
2024#11,1228#1981,799
2023#6,68017#1871,921
2022#7,63114#1772,144
2021#5,74821#1842,092
2020#5,16824#1792,147
2019#5,04126#1732,243
2018#5,45423#1662,329
2017#4,14735#1672,382
2016#4,85028#1752,297
2015#5,12726#2091,906
2014#6,45119#2341,585
2013#7,37216#2501,456
2012#9,71111#2911,216
2011#7,43616#3021,090
2010#9,79011#3001,093
2009#6,09122#342920
2008#6,55920#366850
2007#8,52014#386783
2006#11,4179#457592
2005#8,88312#529458
2004#11,6248#569400
2003#11,3258#658300
2002#15,4325#806213
2001#13,5216#802209
2000#8,53411#835192
1999#12,6886#1,080124
1998#1,28893
1997#1,96446
1996#2,04742
1995#2,34633
1994#3,21521
1993#5,36010
1992#3,60417
1991#4,00514
1990#8,1175
1989#6,9416
1988#7,2705
1987#4,9688
1986#4,8538
1985
1984#4,5528
1983#3,63011
1982
1981#5,4686
1980#4,9407
1979#4,4038
1978
1977#4,1648
1976#5,5875
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1972
1971#3,9637
1970#4,7245
1969#3,3148
1968#2,57611
1967#3,5596
1966#2,7849
1965#3,9305
1964#2,20514
1963#2,8589
1962#4,0335
1961#3,0978
1960#3,3377
1959#3,9885
1958#3,5596
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1956#3,9425
1955#2,9648
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1953#3,4256
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1937#3,1756
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1928#4,1515
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1919#4,1685
1918#4,1795
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five boys were named Finn! It came in at #4,179, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1936, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Finn is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #71 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 213 boysAKMaine: #182 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 581 boysMEVermont: #94 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 232 boysVTNew Hampshire: #132 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 424 boysNHWashington: #111 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 423 boysWAIdaho: #84 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 308 boysIDMontana: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 387 boysMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 441 boysNDMinnesota: #137 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 524 boysMNIllinois: #183 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 738 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 541 boysWIMichigan: #171 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 671 boysMINew York: #206 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 910 boysNYMassachusetts: #111 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 413 boysMARhode Island: #101 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 284 boysRIOregon: #126 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 468 boysORNevada: #311 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 629 boysSDIowa: #137 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 469 boysIAIndiana: #154 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 575 boysINOhio: #161 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 602 boysOHPennsylvania: #143 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 572 boysPANew Jersey: #181 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 737 boysNJConnecticut: #133 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 451 boysCTCalifornia: #204 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 924 boysCAUtah: #61 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 295 boysUTColorado: #127 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 461 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 423 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 892 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 863 boysKYWest Virginia: #160 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 540 boysWVVirginia: #179 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 724 boysVAMaryland: #161 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 609 boysMDDelaware: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 402 boysDEArizona: #219 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 858 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedNMKansas: #208 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 727 boysKSArkansas: #306 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,182 boysARTennessee: #183 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 762 boysTNNorth Carolina: #163 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 672 boysNCSouth Carolina: #149 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 579 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #78 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 280 boysDCOklahoma: #256 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 945 boysOKLouisiana: #168 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 639 boysLAMississippi: #284 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,090 boysMSAlabama: #330 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,376 boysALGeorgia: #308 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,325 boysGAHawaii: #66 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 245 boysHITexas: #304 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,414 boysTXFlorida: #213 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 947 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#61 · 1 in 295
  2. Hawaii#66 · 1 in 245
  3. Alaska#71 · 1 in 213
  4. District of Columbia#78 · 1 in 280
  5. Idaho#84 · 1 in 308

Best ever in a state: #20 in Vermont, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#61651 in 295
Hawaii#66141 in 245
Alaska#71121 in 213
District of Columbia#78121 in 280
Idaho#84261 in 308
Vermont#9461 in 232
Rhode Island#101121 in 284
Massachusetts#111691 in 413
Washington#111791 in 423
Nebraska#126211 in 423
Oregon#126341 in 468
Colorado#127561 in 461
Montana#12791 in 387
Delaware#13181 in 402
New Hampshire#132111 in 424
Connecticut#133311 in 451
Iowa#137301 in 469
Minnesota#137481 in 524
Pennsylvania#143971 in 572
South Carolina#149351 in 579
Wisconsin#149451 in 541
Indiana#154571 in 575
North Dakota#15681 in 441
West Virginia#160131 in 540
Maryland#161411 in 609
Ohio#161901 in 602
North Carolina#163761 in 672
Louisiana#168341 in 639
Michigan#171641 in 671
Virginia#179541 in 724
New Jersey#181551 in 737
Maine#18271 in 581
Illinois#183731 in 738
Tennessee#183471 in 762
California#2042051 in 924
New York#206981 in 910
Kansas#208191 in 727
Florida#213981 in 947
South Dakota#21661 in 629
Arizona#219381 in 858
Missouri#223321 in 892
Kentucky#227231 in 863
Oklahoma#256191 in 945
Mississippi#284111 in 1,090
Texas#3041211 in 1,414
Arkansas#306111 in 1,182
Georgia#308381 in 1,325
Nevada#311101 in 1,186
Alabama#330161 in 1,376
New Mexico
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Finn
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#198#206)
  • 27 spots since 2020 (#179#206)
  • 3 spots since 2015 (#209#206)
  • Biggest jump: 245 spots in 2000 (#1,080#835)
  • Biggest drop: 11 spots in 2024 (#187#198)
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 2018 at #166 (2,329 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 777
  • Highest: 1 in 777 boys born in 2017 were named Finn (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,004 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
  • Its best rank, #166 in 2018, was only 1 in 780 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 50.4% of all boys named Finn (17,597) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s10#4,168 (1919)#4,174
1920s5#4,151 (1928)#4,151
1930s6#3,175 (1937)#3,175
1940s0
1950s30#2,964 (1955)#3,576
1960s82#2,205 (1964)#3,169
1970s33#3,963 (1971)#4,568
1980s59#3,630 (1983)#5,328
1990s405#1,080 (1999)#3,303
2000s4,917#342 (2009)#575
2010s17,597#166 (2018)#227
2020s11,805#177 (2022)#189

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Finn in 2021

girls
#5,748
21 births · 1 in 78,136 girls
boys
#184
2,092 births · 1 in 836 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #5,748Finn21

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #184Finn2,092
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 78,136 of them was named Finn, which outranked 67.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finn
  1. #5,573Zoraya22
  2. #5,573Zunairah22
  3. #5,573Zyonna22
  4. #5,748Finn21
  5. #5,748Aaliah21
  6. #5,748Aaralyn21
  7. #5,748Adrina21
  8. #5,955Aamirah20
  9. #5,955Aasiya20
  10. #5,955Adelene20

Tied with 206 names at #5,748; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 437Raya#932#495
  2. 396Wrenley#893#497
  3. 298Angelique#1,173#875
  4. 283Emberlynn#1,241#958
  5. 276Flora#924#648
Fallers
  1. 475Denisse#852#1,327
  2. 347Denise#876#1,223
  3. 267Karen#821#1,088
  4. 227Keily#854#1,081
  5. 227Nathalie#911#1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 836 of them was named Finn, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finn
  1. #181Brandon2,135
  2. #182Judah2,133
  3. #183Kevin2,111
  4. #184Finn2,092
  5. #185King2,055
  6. #186Brody2,037
  7. #187Xander2,018
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 536Amiri#1,295#759
  2. 438Eliam#1,177#739
  3. 343Colter#972#629
  4. 333Ozzy#1,046#713
  5. 299Loyal#1,053#754
Fallers
  1. 352Jaxtyn#585#937
  2. 259Karsyn#698#957
  3. 231Xzavier#976#1,207
  4. 208Tristen#846#1,054
  5. 208Willie#992#1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021