Finnie
The Story of Finnie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Finnie as a girl name dates back to 1933, when 5 babies received it. 1933 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Finnie — #4,218 in the national rankings. Finnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1933, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Finnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 5 births, good for #3,981 nationwide. About 60% of every Finnie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Finnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1939, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Finnie
Finnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Finnie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #3,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Finnie'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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