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
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 2,329 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 34,949since 1918
Finn over time
Rank among boys' names. Finn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,133 | 15 | #206 | 1,702 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #198 | 1,799 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #187 | 1,921 |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | #177 | 2,144 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #184 | 2,092 |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | #179 | 2,147 |
| 2019 | #5,041 | 26 | #173 | 2,243 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | #166 | 2,329 |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | #167 | 2,382 |
| 2016 | #4,850 | 28 | #175 | 2,297 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #209 | 1,906 |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | #234 | 1,585 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #250 | 1,456 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #291 | 1,216 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #302 | 1,090 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #300 | 1,093 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 | #342 | 920 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | #366 | 850 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #386 | 783 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #457 | 592 |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #529 | 458 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #569 | 400 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #658 | 300 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #806 | 213 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #802 | 209 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #835 | 192 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,080 | 124 |
| 1998 | — | #1,288 | 93 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,964 | 46 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,047 | 42 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,346 | 33 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,215 | 21 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,604 | 17 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,005 | 14 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
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| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,940 | 7 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
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| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,205 | 14 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
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| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
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| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
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| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
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| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
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| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
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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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#57 · 1 in 195
- Utah#72 · 1 in 291
- Maine#78 · 1 in 235
- Idaho#80 · 1 in 299
- Rhode Island#81 · 1 in 251
Best ever in a state: #20 in Vermont, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #57 | 20 | 1 in 195 |
| Utah | #72 | 67 | 1 in 291 |
| Maine | #78 | 18 | 1 in 235 |
| Idaho | #80 | 26 | 1 in 299 |
| Rhode Island | #81 | 14 | 1 in 251 |
| New Hampshire | #92 | 15 | 1 in 284 |
| District of Columbia | #93 | 13 | 1 in 304 |
| Massachusetts | #97 | 79 | 1 in 358 |
| Montana | #97 | 12 | 1 in 301 |
| Connecticut | #98 | 40 | 1 in 347 |
| Washington | #99 | 90 | 1 in 383 |
| Wisconsin | #99 | 70 | 1 in 368 |
| Minnesota | #101 | 68 | 1 in 392 |
| Iowa | #119 | 34 | 1 in 422 |
| Wyoming | #120 | 5 | 1 in 283 |
| Nebraska | #123 | 21 | 1 in 448 |
| South Dakota | #132 | 10 | 1 in 379 |
| Oregon | #133 | 35 | 1 in 475 |
| Louisiana | #141 | 43 | 1 in 531 |
| Ohio | #142 | 106 | 1 in 541 |
| Virginia | #142 | 69 | 1 in 590 |
| Illinois | #144 | 103 | 1 in 579 |
| Michigan | #150 | 77 | 1 in 596 |
| Pennsylvania | #157 | 86 | 1 in 666 |
| Colorado | #160 | 42 | 1 in 614 |
| New York | #162 | 134 | 1 in 714 |
| Maryland | #166 | 40 | 1 in 660 |
| Delaware | #174 | 6 | 1 in 537 |
| Florida | #180 | 121 | 1 in 792 |
| Kansas | #182 | 22 | 1 in 661 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 51 | 1 in 788 |
| Indiana | #184 | 48 | 1 in 708 |
| Tennessee | #184 | 48 | 1 in 740 |
| Arkansas | #185 | 21 | 1 in 644 |
| Missouri | #193 | 40 | 1 in 759 |
| West Virginia | #200 | 11 | 1 in 687 |
| Alaska | #206 | 5 | 1 in 588 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 58 | 1 in 865 |
| California | #215 | 211 | 1 in 979 |
| Alabama | #219 | 27 | 1 in 838 |
| Georgia | #232 | 51 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Hawaii | #240 | 5 | 1 in 767 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 22 | 1 in 951 |
| Oklahoma | #240 | 22 | 1 in 855 |
| South Carolina | #260 | 19 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Nevada | #263 | 13 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Texas | #266 | 149 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Arizona | #288 | 28 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Mississippi | #400 | 7 | 1 in 1,855 |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 2018 at #166 (2,329 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
- 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
- 50.4% of all boys named Finn (17,597) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,168 (1919) | #4,174 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,151 (1928) | #4,151 |
| 1930s | 6 | #3,175 (1937) | #3,175 |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 30 | #2,964 (1955) | #3,576 |
| 1960s | 82 | #2,205 (1964) | #3,169 |
| 1970s | 33 | #3,963 (1971) | #4,568 |
| 1980s | 59 | #3,630 (1983) | #5,328 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,080 (1999) | #3,303 |
| 2000s | 4,917 | #342 (2009) | #575 |
| 2010s | 17,597 | #166 (2018) | #227 |
| 2020s | 11,805 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 73,960 of them was named Finn, which outranked 70.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,315Zeniyah24
- #5,315Zunairah24
- #5,315Zuria24
- #5,454Finn23
- #5,454Aairah23
- #5,454Abbigale23
- #5,454Adi23
- #5,619Aariya22
- #5,619Addaline22
- #5,619Adriella22
Tied with 164 names at #5,454; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 780 of them was named Finn, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.