Fynn
Fynn is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Fynn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fynn is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Fynn
As a girl name
Fynn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 11 births, good for #9,409 nationwide. About 88% of every Fynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Fynn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Fynn as a boy name dates back to 2000, when 14 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 118 newborns named Fynn — #1,522 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Fynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fynn ranks #2,025 for boys with 76 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Fynn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fynn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Fynn
Fynn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Fynn's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Fynn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.