Finn
Finn is a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr, meaning "Sámi" or "Finn". In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element (Thorfinn). In other cases, the name Finn is derived from the Irish Fionn, meaning "white" or "fair".
- Irish Mythology
- Old Irish
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Finn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Finn is a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr, meaning "Sámi" or "Finn". In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element (Thorfinn). In other cases, the name Finn is derived from the Irish Fionn, meaning "white" or "fair".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish Mythology
- Old Irish
- Irish
- English
- Dutch
- German
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
The Story of Finn
The earliest SSA record of Finn as a baby boy name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 2,381 newborns named Finn — #167 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Finn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Finn ranks #200 for baby boys with 1,760 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 37K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Finn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Finn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Finn
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About the name Finn
Finn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 37K births in the dataset. Finn's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #166. Use the chart and map above to compare Finn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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