How popular is the name Finnegan?

Finnegan ranks 945th among boys' names in US records, with 12,534 births since 1995. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,344.

Is Finnegan a unisex name?

No. Finnegan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2021, when 860 children were given the name. It has been in use for 30 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#945 of boy names

Pronounced F IH1 N AH0 G AH0 N (ARPABET)

Finnegan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1995. It has been given to 12,534 children — the 945th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 63% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 860 children were given it.

2021Boys: 860Girls: 5

Phonetic detail

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

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

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

How popular is the name Finnegan?: Finnegan ranks 945th among boys' names in US records, with 12,534 births since 1995. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,344.
Is Finnegan a unisex name?: No. Finnegan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Finnegan most popular?: 2021, when 860 children were given the name. It has been in use for 30 years and is still recorded as of 2024.