Finian

Where Finian comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Finian.

Finian through the years
  1. 1998
    First appearance
    #7,560 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2005
    Peak, #2,653
    41 babies named Finian, the most in any year.
  3. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,686.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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