Finn
From the Irish Fionn, meaning fair or white, the name of the legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill. A separate Old Norse name Finnr referred to a Finn or Sami.
Finn in 2025
Finn was given to 1,717 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 400th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,931 babies born.
The history of Finn
Finn reached its highest point in 2017, when 2,417 babies were given the name, ranking 301st that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 35,380 babies have been named Finn. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Finn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Finn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 8,488 |
| 1920s | 5 | 8,321 |
| 1930s | 6 | 6,455 |
| 1950s | 30 | 6,885 |
| 1960s | 82 | 5,418 |
| 1970s | 33 | 9,993 |
| 1980s | 59 | 8,987 |
| 1990s | 411 | 2,379 |
| 2000s | 5,032 | 686 |
| 2010s | 17,808 | 301 |
| 2020s | 11,904 | 315 |
Where Finn is heading
Finn has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 1,932 babies in 2015 to 1,717 in 2025.
Names like Finn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Finn.