Finn Boy
How popular is Finn?
#206 boy name in 2025
1,702 baby boys were named Finn in the US in 2025, making it the 206th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Finn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #206 for boys (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,702 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #209 in 2015, #179 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (2,382 boys) |
| Highest rank | #166 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Finn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Finn family of names ranked #214 for boys in 2025 (#209 the year before), with 1,778 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finn | 1,702 | 96% |
| Fynn | 65 | 4% |
| Fin | 11 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Finn is most popular
Babies named Finn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 5.9 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- New Hampshire: 3.5 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- District of Columbia: 3.4 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Alaska: 3.1 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Hawaii: 3.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
Finn by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,167 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1930s | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1950s | 30 | #2,963 |
| 1960s | 82 | #2,204 |
| 1970s | 33 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 59 | #3,629 |
| 1990s | 405 | #1,078 |
| 2000s | 4,917 | #342 |
| 2010s | 17,597 | #166 |
| 2020s | 11,805 | #177 |
Boy names about as popular as Finn
Questions
- Is Finn a boy or girl name?
- Finn is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Finn were boys.
- How popular is the name Finn?
- 1,702 baby boys were named Finn in the US in 2025, making it the 206th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Finn most popular?
- Finn peaked in 2017, when 2,382 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #166 in 2018.
- How many people are named Finn?
- 35,380 babies have been named Finn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Finn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Finn was most common in Vermont, at 5.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.