NameTides

Finn

Finn was the #206 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,702 babies), and #74 in England & Wales and #164 in Canada.

Finn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Finn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Finn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#206 (1,702)#74 (706)#18 (159)#16 (80)#15 (220)#164 (203)#52 (143)#56 (120)
2024#198 (1,799)#83 (637)#17 (190)#15 (84)#12 (255)#165 (204)#43 (158)#41 (148)
2023#187 (1,921)#84 (613)#13 (220)#21 (71)#11 (251)#129 (239)#45 (163)#36 (152)
2022#177 (2,144)#82 (702)#18 (201)#12 (98)#14 (269)#133 (247)#46 (154)#36 (153)
2021#184 (2,092)#72 (788)#18 (197)#9 (115)#13 (299)#140 (255)#43 (190)#35 (173)
2020#179 (2,147)#73 (757)#16 (213)#7 (112)#6 (331)#133 (265)#39 (190)#34 (173)
2019#173 (2,243)#86 (707)#21 (201)#11 (114)#22 (256)#152 (246)#46 (180)#47 (152)
2018#166 (2,329)#76 (817)#20 (208)#18 (100)#18 (282)#134 (279)#40 (201)#42 (139)
2017#167 (2,382)#96 (672)#25 (199)#25 (82)#23 (265)#133 (285)#39 (199)#50 (133)
2016#175 (2,297)#100 (650)#34 (166)#29 (84)#20 (314)#150 (258)#44 (191)#47 (125)
2015#209 (1,906)#126 (512)#54 (125)#37 (74)#30 (260)#157 (241)#64 (159)#51 (116)
2014#234 (1,585)#128 (488)#63 (109)#40 (73)#32 (224)#194 (201)#70 (147)#65 (92)
2013#250 (1,456)#116 (511)#65 (112)#39 (67)#30 (246)#178 (203)#69 (152)#60 (117)
2012#291 (1,216)#131 (469)#66 (105)#56 (57)#38 (218)#217 (162)#72 (143)#61 (114)
2011#302 (1,090)#136 (469)#79 (94)#35 (77)#36 (242)#223 (150)#58 (165)#58 (110)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #167.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 390common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 120very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 100very common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 110very common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 780common

Next year

On its recent trend, Finn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 980 to 1 in 1,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Finn by state, 2025Alaska: #110AKMaine: #66MEWisconsin: #165WIVermont: #37VTNew Hampshire: #94NHWashington: #139WAIdaho: #173IDMontana: #127MTNorth Dakota: #136NDMinnesota: #156MNIllinois: #162ILMichigan: #214MINew York: #200NYMassachusetts: #112MAOregon: #135ORNevada: #323NVWyoming: #89WYSouth Dakota: #221SDIowa: #156IAIndiana: #206INOhio: #219OHPennsylvania: #161PANew Jersey: #224NJConnecticut: #137CTRhode Island: #90RICalifornia: #232CAUtah: #98UTColorado: #158CONebraska: #184NEMissouri: #302MOKentucky: #295KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #210VAMaryland: #233MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #266AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #196KSArkansas: #284ARTennessee: #259TNNorth Carolina: #326NCSouth Carolina: #212SCDistrict of Columbia: #139DCOklahoma: #351OKLouisiana: #221LAMississippi: #370MSAlabama: #207ALGeorgia: #258GAHawaii: #126HITexas: #372TXFlorida: #260FL
Finn (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#17478
Quebec2025#31215

Finn (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FinnCanadaGirls—too few
FinnCanadaBoys#164203
FinnEngland & WalesGirls—too few
FinnEngland & WalesBoys#74706
FinnIrelandGirls—too few
FinnIrelandBoys#15220
FinnNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FinnNorthern IrelandBoys#1680
FinnNSWBoys#52143
FinnScotlandBoys#18159
FinnUSGirls#7,13315
FinnUSBoys#2061,702
FinnVICBoys#56120