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Finnian

Boy

Meaning of Finnian: Irish: 'fair' or 'white'

Finnian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1487th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1487

119 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,206

First recorded 1993 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 73 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 111 babies2006: 123 babies2007: 146 babies2008: 136 babies2009: 132 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 133 babies2012: 130 babies2013: 127 babies2014: 125 babies2015: 167 babies2016: 187 babies2017: 175 babies2018: 162 babies2019: 148 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 127 babies2022: 122 babies2023: 109 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 119 babies
US babies named Finnian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 187.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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