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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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
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1981—#5,4686
1980—#4,9407
1979—#4,4038
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1977—#4,1648
1976—#5,5875
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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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1955—#2,9648
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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 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #142 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 434 boysAKMaine: #125 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 457 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 638 boysNHWashington: #228 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 999 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedIDMontana: #235 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 800 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #156 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 664 boysMNIllinois: #350 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,015 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,104 boysWIMichigan: #351 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,056 boysMINew York: #276 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,584 boysNYMassachusetts: #134 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 621 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedRIOregon: #208 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 743 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedSDIowa: #265 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,130 boysIAIndiana: #381 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,199 boysINOhio: #358 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,320 boysOHPennsylvania: #308 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,004 boysPANew Jersey: #286 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,652 boysNJConnecticut: #253 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,390 boysCTCalifornia: #348 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 2,351 boysCAUtah: #228 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 884 boysUTColorado: #180 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 719 boysCONebraska: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,729 boysNEMissouri: #400 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,390 boysMOKentucky: #603 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,685 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #221 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,205 boysVAMaryland: #315 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,692 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedDEArizona: #538 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,630 boysAZNew Mexico: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,514 boysNMKansas: #558 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,349 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedARTennessee: #480 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #331 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,923 boysNCSouth Carolina: #432 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,411 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #474 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,504 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #676 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,832 boysALGeorgia: #552 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,472 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Finn, so not publishedHITexas: #595 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 4,440 boysTXFlorida: #489 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,177 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#125 · 1 in 457
  2. Massachusetts#134 · 1 in 621
  3. Alaska#142 · 1 in 434
  4. New Hampshire#150 · 1 in 638
  5. Minnesota#156 · 1 in 664

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#125111 in 457
Massachusetts#134501 in 621
Alaska#14281 in 434
New Hampshire#15081 in 638
Minnesota#156441 in 664
Colorado#180401 in 719
Oregon#208261 in 743
Virginia#221351 in 1,205
Utah#228261 in 884
Washington#228371 in 999
Wisconsin#230261 in 1,104
Montana#23551 in 800
Connecticut#253111 in 1,390
Iowa#265141 in 1,130
New York#276681 in 1,584
New Jersey#286271 in 1,652
Pennsylvania#308311 in 2,004
Maryland#315171 in 1,692
New Mexico#31571 in 1,514
North Carolina#331281 in 1,923
California#3481031 in 2,351
Illinois#350361 in 2,015
Michigan#351241 in 2,056
Ohio#358271 in 2,320
Nebraska#36361 in 1,729
Indiana#381171 in 2,199
Missouri#400141 in 2,390
South Carolina#43291 in 2,411
Louisiana#474101 in 2,504
Tennessee#480121 in 3,027
Florida#489301 in 3,177
Arizona#538111 in 3,630
Georgia#552171 in 3,472
Kansas#55851 in 3,349
Texas#595421 in 4,440
Kentucky#60351 in 4,685
Alabama#67651 in 4,832
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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 2009

girls
#6,091
22 births · 1 in 83,505 girls
boys
#342
920 births · 1 in 2,156 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #6,091Finn22

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #342Finn920
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 83,505 of them was named Finn, which outranked 69.8% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finn
  1. #5,891Ziara23
  2. #5,891Zulay23
  3. #5,891Zyra23
  4. #6,091Finn22
  5. #6,091Aamiyah22
  6. #6,091Aayla22
  7. #6,091Abegail22
  8. #6,317Aamira21
  9. #6,317Aariana21
  10. #6,317Adalin21

Tied with 225 names at #6,091; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,156 of them was named Finn, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finn
  1. #339Felix927
  2. #339Phillip927
  3. #341Ronald926
  4. #342Finn920
  5. #342Scott920
  6. #344Pablo912
  7. #345Jayson910
  8. #346Cruz906

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →