Fintan

Where Fintan comes from

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  • Irish
Fintan through the years
  1. 1998
    First appearance
    #6,843 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2010
    Peak, #3,812
    27 babies named Fintan, the most in any year.
  3. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,306.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish, mainly used in Ireland
Namesakes

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