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Finn

Pronounced F IH1 N (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2017
  • 107 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Finn?

Finn is a boys' name, and first appears in 1918. It has been given to 33,884 children — the 594th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2017, when 2,394 children were given it.

Fin is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

06251,2501,8752,500192019401960198020002020
2017Boys: 2,394Girls: 35

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Finn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Fin

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
F IH1 N
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Finn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Finn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Finn?
Finn ranks 594th among boys' names in US records, with 33,884 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,403.
Is Finn a unisex name?
No. Finn is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Finn most popular?
2017, when 2,394 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Finn spelled?
Fin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.