NameTides

Finnian

Finnian was the #1,486 boys' name in the US in 2025 (119 babies), and #1,307 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Finnian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Finnian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Finnian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,486 (119)#1,307 (21)——#402 (9)#1,804 (11)
2024#1,517 (117)#1,595 (16)———#2,062 (9)
2023#1,591 (109)#1,309 (20)——#770 (3)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,479 (122)#1,880 (12)——#657 (4)#2,810 (5)
2021#1,431 (127)#907 (33)———#1,653 (11)
2020#1,415 (122)#1,051 (26)—#334 (4)#496 (6)#1,838 (9)
2019#1,265 (148)#1,083 (25)———#1,737 (10)
2018#1,176 (162)#1,132 (24)—#319 (5)#520 (6)#1,279 (15)
2017#1,107 (175)#1,627 (15)—#415 (3)—#1,422 (13)
2016#1,055 (187)#1,363 (19)—#358 (4)#713 (3)#1,069 (20)
2015#1,134 (167)#1,186 (22)——#615 (4)#1,956 (8)
2014#1,362 (125)#1,327 (19)—#398 (3)#508 (6)#1,657 (10)
2013#1,340 (127)#1,706 (13)—#398 (3)—#1,771 (9)
2012#1,314 (130)#1,021 (27)#669 (3)#311 (5)#616 (4)#1,971 (8)
2011#1,285 (133)#958 (29)——#540 (5)#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,055.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Finnian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Finnian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #905MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,625FL
Finnian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FinnianCanadaBoys#1,80411
FinnianEngland & WalesBoys#1,30721
FinnianIrelandBoys#4029
FinnianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FinnianScotlandBoys—too few
FinnianUSBoys#1,486119