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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Finis

Finis was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1922 (70). More babies were named Finis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192270 babies
Total since 1880
2,200babies recorded

Finis popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1914.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,5565
1980#4,6418
1970#4,4136
1960#2,58511
1950#1,76518
1940#1,19232
1930#98448
1920#92456
1910#79515
1900#1,2196
1890#64310
1880#6529

How popular is Finis, counting every spelling?

Finis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Finis?

About 500 people born in the US named Finis are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 57 and 80. That makes Finis a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Finis by state

How common Finis was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (8.2×), Tennessee (7.5×), Oklahoma (4.5×), Texas (4.4×), Missouri (4.3×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMO0.23Kentucky: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesKY0.20West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesAR0.44Tennessee: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesTN0.40North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesOK0.24Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesTX0.23Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Finis, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Finis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Finis, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Finis

How popular is the name Finis?

Finis was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1922 (70). More babies were named Finis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Finis a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 2,195 boys.

Where was Finis most popular?

In 1920–1924, Finis was most common in Arkansas (0.44 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Oklahoma.