Finnian
Finnian was the 1487th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 119 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1059th with 187 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Finnian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,487 boys, down 69 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 119boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016187 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,206babies recorded
Finnian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,487 | 119 |
| 2020 | #1,418 | 122 |
| 2010 | #1,334 | 128 |
| 2000 | #2,346 | 41 |
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How popular is Finnian, counting every spelling?
Finnian is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,355 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,487 for Finnian on its own. Together these spellings went to 126 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnian | 119 | #1,487 | 594 |
| Finian | 7 | #10,018 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Finnian?
119 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Finnian (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Finnian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Finnian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Finnian?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Finnian are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Finnian a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Finnian by state
How common Finnian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.6×), Pennsylvania (2.1×), Washington (2.0×), Michigan (1.9×), Virginia (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Finnian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Finnian, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Finnian
How popular is the name Finnian?
Finnian was the 1487th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 119 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1059th with 187 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 353 places. More babies were named Finnian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Finnian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Finnian in the US.
Where is Finnian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Finnian was most common in Maine (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.