boy's name
Finnan
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 726
Scotland
#699
2024 births
Finnan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 68 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Finnan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 29 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 298 |
How popular is Finnan?
In 2025, Finnan was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Finnan 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.
How Finnan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Finnán | Finnán is a rare spelling of Finnan, written with a fada and recorded 8 times, mostly in Ireland. | 8 |
Names that peaked alongside Finnan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Finnan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Finnan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Finnan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Finnán
Sibling names for Finnan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Finnan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Finnan
How popular is the name Finnan?
In 2025, Finnan was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Finnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Finnan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Finnan?
Finnan has 2 syllables.
When was Finnan most popular?
Finnan peaked in 2023, when 68 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Finnan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Finnan currently ranks #699 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.