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Finn

Say it FIN 1 syllable

Irish · from Fionn, “white, bright, fair, handsome”

Loved in the Netherlands and 1 more place. Common across the UK, Austria, Switzerland, and 12 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 7 more places.

1 in 104 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 16 there.

Finn in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 2, common in 17, rare in 10.
Finn in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales74 (down)20257061 in 385732020
Scotland18 (down)20251591 in 124162020
Northern Ireland16 (down)2025801 in 10472020
Ireland15 (down)20252201 in 10862020
North America
Ontario (province)174 (down)202478about 1 in 7681272019
Quebec (province)312 (up)202515about 1 in 1,9374212020
British Columbia (province)70 (up)202342about 1 in 310762018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)52 (down)2025143392020
Victoria (state)56 (down)2025120342020
Queensland (state)67 (down)202582342020
South Australia (state)65 (down)202528472020
New Zealand36 (down)202584252020
Western Europe
France1,094 (up)2025301 in 10,0901,5072020
Netherlands9 (down)2025595about 1 in 11262020
Central Europe
Austria3920252121 in 180392020
Switzerland20 (up)20251741 in 207212020
Berlin (city)25 (down)202386about 1 in 180132018
Munich (city)42 (up)202531about 1 in 141432020
Cologne (city)13 (up)202351about 1 in 125242018
Bonn (city)17 (down)202522about 1 in 144142020
Leipzig (city)50 (down)202510about 1 in 288242020
Rostock (city)7 (down)202511about 1 in 9532020
Nordic countries
Norway152 (down)2025351 in 6651382020
Sweden186 (up)202553about 1 in 8142412020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy513 (new in the list)2024201 in 9,468Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland705 (new in the list)202521 in 63,202Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Finn is an Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn. Its meaning comes from Fionn: 'white, bright, fair, handsome'.

2 more paragraphs

It is a single, crisp syllable, FIN, as short and clear as a name can be. The main forms are Fionn and Fin, so parents can choose between the Irish spelling and a pared-back version.

Finn is popular in the Netherlands, where it ranks near the top, and it is well liked in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It also appears in Swiss and Austrian lists. It is a newer arrival in Canadian records, first appearing in the 1990s and peaking not long ago. It is now easing in more of the places that list it than it is rising, but it remains a well-liked short name.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
FIN · 1 syllable
Meaning
from Fionn, “white, bright, fair, handsome”
Origin
Irish
Related names
Fionn, Fin
Where Finn comes from (Wiktionary)

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Finn. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Finn over time

Rising in 4 of the 24 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 11. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2018.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Finn in England and Wales: #261 in 1996, a peak of #72 in 2021, and #74 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #261, 110 boys1997: #234, 129 boys1998: #195, 168 boys1999: #140, 247 boys2000: #135, 280 boys2001: #136, 313 boys2002: #124, 376 boys2003: #119, 428 boys2004: #106, 517 boys2005: #105, 538 boys2006: #104, 564 boys2007: #107, 547 boys2008: #119, 471 boys2009: #126, 471 boys2010: #131, 462 boys2011: #136, 469 boys2012: #131, 469 boys2013: #116, 511 boys2014: #128, 488 boys2015: #126, 512 boys2016: #100, 650 boys2017: #96, 672 boys2018: #76, 817 boys2019: #86, 707 boys2020: #73, 757 boys2021: #72, 788 boys2022: #82, 702 boys2023: #84, 613 boys2024: #83, 637 boys2025: #74, 706 boys#261 in 1996peak #72, 2021#74in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996261110
1997234129
1998195168
1999140247
2000135280
2001136313
2002124376
2003119428
2004106517
2005105538
2006104564
2007107547
2008119471
2009126471
2010131462
2011136469
2012131469
2013116511
2014128488
2015126512
2016100650
201796672
201876817
201986707
202073757
202172788
202282702
202384613
202483637
202574706

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Finn in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2016. Peak: 2018, about 238 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 7.8 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 45.9 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 91.7 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 138.4 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 209.2 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 190.2 per 100,000 boys20202015-2019: about 1 in 478 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19940
1995–19997.8
2000–200445.9
2005–200991.7
2010–2014138.4
2015–2019209.2
2020–2024190.2

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Finn

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Finn, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 97, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 203, Switzerland

  3. 1 in 913, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 202, Northern Ireland

  5. 1 in 153, Northern Ireland

  6. 1 in 196, Scotland

  7. 1 in 169, Ireland

  8. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 131, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Finn

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Finn's 1 syllable and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 118, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 105, Ireland

  6. 1 in 130, Scotland

  7. 1 in 62, Poland

  8. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Finn Oliver

Syllables 1-3Initials F.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Finn

Sisters for Finn: Maeve, Ava, Ivy, and 5 more
  1. MaeveRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  2. AvaRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  3. IvyRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  4. AuroraRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  5. WillowRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  6. HarperRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  7. EvieRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn
  8. FreyaRose and fell with Finn · Same generation as Finn · Same initial as Finn

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Finn

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Finn's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  6. Common across three Canadian provinces, Israel, Sweden, and 10 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.

  8. Common across the UK, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places.

Famous people named Finn

Finn Wolfhard, Finn E. Kydland, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Finn

How popular is Finn in Ireland?

Finn ranked #15 in Ireland in 2025, given to 220 boys, about 1 in 108.

Is Finn rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 4 of the 24 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 11. Rising in: France, Quebec, Cologne, and Sweden.

What does Finn mean?

Finn comes from Fionn, which means “white, bright, fair, handsome”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Finn have?

Finn has 1 syllable: FIN.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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