Finian
About Finian
This lilting Irish saint's name shone in neon lights on Broadway for the classical 1947 musical "Finian's Rainbow," later made into a film starring Fred Astaire as Finian McLonergan, and there was also a character on "General Hospital" named Finian O'Toole. With the growing popularity of Finn and Finlay/Finley--and boys' names ending in 'an'--Finian, which can also be spelled Finnian, seems like a sure-fire winner.
One of several early St. Finnians was a noted teacher and scholar.
As of October 2026, Finian ranked #10018 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2676 in 2005.
Editor's take: The name Finian is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "fair".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,131 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | #4,797 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | #4,986 | 19 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Finians
- Saint Finian Lobhar aka Finian the Leper
6th century Irish abbot
- Finian McGrath
Irish MP
- Finian Hanley
Irish Gaelic footballer
Finian in pop culture
- Finian McLonergan
main character in musical "Finian's Rainbow"
- Finian O'Toole
character on American soap "General Hospital"