Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Finn name popularity since 1925
35,370 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Finn (1.2% girls, 98.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Finn is about 9 years old in 2026. Finn peaked in 2017 as the #167 name for boys, and it ranked #206 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,370
- Named Finn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #206
- for boys in 2025 (1,702 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.8% boys
- 431 girls · 34,939 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Finn made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Finn births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Finn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Finn became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 9,120 baby boys to 1 in 2,650.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Finn's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Finn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Finn in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 30 | #3,050 |
| 1960s | 0 | 82 | #4,094 |
| 1970s | 0 | 33 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 59 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 6 | 405 | #2,369 |
| 2000s | 115 | 4,917 | #529 |
| 2010s | 211 | 17,597 | #209 |
| 2020–25 | 99 | 11,805 | #206 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
74.3% of babies named Finn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Finn is most popular
The index compares Finn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Finn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.48× | 1,017 |
| Idaho | 2.30× | 314 |
| Washington | 2.29× | 1,314 |
| Colorado | 2.26× | 959 |
| Oregon | 2.11× | 680 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Finn and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Finn (this page) | 34,939 | 2017 |
| Fynn | 1,600 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Finn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Finn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Finn (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data