Finnegan Boy

How popular is Finnegan?

#526 boy name in 2025

569 baby boys were named Finnegan in the US in 2025, making it the 526th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).

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13,023living people named Finnegan (est.)
10median age of people named Finnegan
13,115babies named Finnegan since 1880
1 in 5,766US babies born in 2025

Finnegan popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#526 for boys (▼ 34 from 2024)
Babies in 2025569 boys, 6 girls
10-year trendFalling (-26% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#405 in 2015, #409 in 2020
Peak year2021 (860 boys)
Highest rank#378 in 2021
First recorded1995
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Finnegan is most popular

Babies named Finnegan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Maine: 2.9 per 1,000 (56 boys)
  2. New Hampshire: 2.7 per 1,000 (60 boys)
  3. Vermont: 1.6 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  4. Montana: 1.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
  5. Minnesota: 0.9 per 1,000 (113 boys)

Finnegan by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s83#2,260
2000s2,207#545
2010s6,634#393
2020s4,087#378

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Questions

Is Finnegan a boy or girl name?
Finnegan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Finnegan were boys.
How popular is the name Finnegan?
569 baby boys were named Finnegan in the US in 2025, making it the 526th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
When was Finnegan most popular?
Finnegan peaked in 2021, when 860 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #378 in 2021.
How many people are named Finnegan?
13,115 babies have been named Finnegan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,023 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Finnegan most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Finnegan was most common in Maine, at 2.9 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.