Finch
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Finch
Bird name possibility, rarer than Lark and Wren but with the same short, punchy feel.
Finch for girls
Only five baby girls were named Finch in the most recent year, and four times as many baby boys.
Finch for boys#5945 US
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 #16107 in US births in 2022 SSA.
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
Finch for boys
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- Khia Shamone FinchGirl
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Finch in pop culture
- In medieval timesBoy
the finch was thought of as a foolish bird.
- Surname of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960) characters AtticusBoy
Jem, and Scout
- Finch McComasBoy
solicitor in George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (1895)
- Mr. FinchBoy
"Person of Interest" (played by Michael Emerson)
- Justin FinchBoy
Fletchley, character in Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Theodore Finch "Finch"Boy
main character in the book "All the Bright Places"
- J. Pierrepont FinchBoy
protagonist of musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"