Finis

Where Finis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Finis.

Finis through the years
  1. 1846
    Finis E. Downing born
    American politician
  2. 1875
    Finis J. Garrett born
    American judge, lawyer and politician
  3. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #640 among boys, with 9 babies in the first year on record.
  4. 1881
    Peak, #431
    16 babies named Finis, its best rank.
  5. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #799.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Finis J. Garrett · American judge, lawyer and politician, 1875–1956
  • Finis E. Downing · American politician, 1846–1936
  • Finis McLean · American politician, 1806–1881
  • Finis Fox · American film director and screenwriter, 1884–1949
  • Finis L. Bates · American lawyer, 1848–1923

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.