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Finn

/ˈfɪn/ · 99% boys · #206 in the US for boys, 2025

Finn has been given to about 35,380 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 34,996
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Finn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 2,417
  • Born in 20251,717
  • All time35,380
  • England & Wales, 2025#74 · 706

How popular is Finn?

Finn ranks 206th among American boys in 2025, with 1,717 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 2,417 babies were given the name, ranking 167th. The typical living American called Finn is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.46% of births.

Names that sound like Finn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Flynn0.63
  2. Lynn0.57
  3. Quinn0.57
  4. Wynn0.57
  5. Phil0.52
  6. Vince0.48
  7. Vihaan0.49
  8. Fabian0.47

Middle names for Finn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Finn Thomas0.74
  2. Finn James0.74
  3. Finn Cole0.73
  4. Finn Miles0.70
  5. Finn Wilder0.69
  6. Finn Paul0.55

Sibling names for Finn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Judahbrother · 0.99
  2. Norahsister · 0.99
  3. Karterbrother · 0.99
  4. Ximenasister · 0.99
  5. Remingtoneither · 0.99
  6. Zaydenbrother · 0.99

Where Finn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Vermont0.46%
  2. Wyoming0.26%
  3. Maine0.24%
  4. Rhode Island0.22%
  5. New Hampshire0.19%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Finn Evans0.73
  2. Finn Edwards0.73
  3. Finn Anderson0.73
  4. Finn Allen0.73
  5. Finn Adams0.73
  6. Finn Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Finn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Finn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.