boy's name
Finch
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 271
Finch is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Finch over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 97 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 107 |
How popular is Finch?
In 2025, Finch was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Finch is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Finch
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Finch also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Finch over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Finch
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Finch — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Finch
How popular is the name Finch?
In 2025, Finch was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Finch a girl's or a boy's name?
Finch is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Finch?
Finch has 1 syllable.
When was Finch most popular?
Finch peaked in 2022, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Finch a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Finch currently ranks #4,108 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.