Finch
2025 SSA
About Finch
It feels like Finch should be a modern bird name that's as popular as Wren or Lark, but that's not the case - so it's one to consider if you're looking for a nature name that's familiar but rare.
These colorful birds have made big contributions to science: the Galápagos finch played an important role in forming Darwin's theory of evolution, and the zebra finch has helped our understanding of how birds learn songs.
Finch is also a surname belonging to, amongst other admirable people, the family in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Pronounced FINCH.
As of October 2026, Finch ranked #5945 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4905 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #912.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,983 | 19 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | #4,905 | 20 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Finch on lists
Finch in pop culture
- In medieval times
the finch was thought of as a foolish bird.
- Surname of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960) characters Atticus
Jem, and Scout
- Finch McComas
solicitor in George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (1895)
- Mr. Finch
"Person of Interest" (played by Michael Emerson)
- Justin Finch
Fletchley, character in Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Theodore Finch "Finch"
main character in the book "All the Bright Places"
- J. Pierrepont Finch
protagonist of musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"