Finnegan
1% girls · 99% boys
About Finnegan
If you like the Finn names and love James Joyce, Finnegan is extremely winning. Will & Grace 's Eric McCormack chose the Finnigan spelling for his son. And of course Finnegan gains you access to the great short form Finn.
Finnegan for boys#526 US
James Joyce took the title of Finnegans Wake from an old Irish-American song.
Finnegan represents a whole genre of Irish family names you might consider, such as Harrigan, Brannigan, Corrigan, Donegan, Mulligan, Flanagan and Lanigan.
Finnegan for girls#13768 US
Finnegan has been growing in popularity for boys, thanks to the love for all things Finn-related. It's started to be used occasionally for girls, too.
Pronounced FIN-i-gun.
As of October 2026, Finnegan ranked #526 for boys and #13768 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #378 for boys in 2021 and #8194 for girls in 2023, Nameberry popularity #479 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #464 | 632 | 329 |
| 2015 | #405 | 765 | 399.1 |
| 2016 | #392 | 816 | 430 |
| 2017 | #410 | 763 | 412.2 |
| 2018 | #412 | 770 | 424 |
| 2019 | #431 | 713 | 397.4 |
| 2020 | #409 | 724 | 419.4 |
| 2021 | #378 | 860 | 491.6 |
| 2022 | #446 | 697 | 399.2 |
| 2023 | #490 | 611 | 357.2 |
| 2024 | #492 | 625 | 362.8 |
| 2025 | #526 | 569 | 333.1 |
World rankings
Finnegan for boys
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Famous Finnegans
- Finnegan Frayn "Finn" HarriesBoy
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- Finnegan Lyric O'Connell (b. 2017)Boy
son of vlogger Greg O'Connell of GregglesTV
- Finnegan Biden (b. 1998); daughter of Hunter Biden; granddaughter of PresidentBoy
elect Joe Biden
Finnegan in pop culture
- FinneganBoy
a dog puppet in Canadian television show "Mr. Dressup"
- "Finnegans WakeBoy
" novel by James Joyce
- "Finnegan Begin AgainBoy
" TV movie about main character Michael Finnegan
- FinneganBoy
minor character in "Star Trek"
- Finnegan KazimirBoy
a loveable vampire in “when the night comes” a game
- Finnegan FeversBoy
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"