Finn
1% girls · 99% boys
About Finn
Finn is a name with enormous energy and charm, that of the greatest hero of Irish mythology, Finn MacCool (aka Fionn mac Cuumhaill), an intrepid warrior with mystical supernatural powers, noted as well for his wisdom and generosity. Additionally, it has its roots in Old Norse, used to refer to someone from Finland.
Finn for boys#206 US
Sleek and simple, Finn is a popular choice in Australia, Austria, England and Wales, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the US.
Notable bearers include Finn Wolfhard, the star of Stranger Things and Finn Cole of Peaky Blinders.
Other up-and-comers in the same family: Finlay and Finley, Finian and Finnian, Finnegan and Finnigan, and, from Germany, Fynn. And then there are the Ph versions such as Phineas.
Finn for girls#7244 US
The most enduringly popular hero of Irish myth was Finn McCool, whose name is one of the coolest ever. When used for the female protagonist of How to Make an American Quilt, Finn established its hipness for girls as well.
Pronounced FIN.
As of October 2026, Finn ranked #206 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #166 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #19.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #234 | 1,585 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #209 | 1,906 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #175 | 2,297 | #4,896 | 28 |
| 2017 | #167 | 2,381 | #4,166 | 35 |
| 2018 | #166 | 2,329 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #173 | 2,242 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #179 | 2,147 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #184 | 2,092 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #177 | 2,142 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #186 | 1,921 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #198 | 1,791 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #206 | 1,702 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Finns
- Finn mac BlathaBoy
5th century BC king of Ireland
- Terence "Finn" JonesBoy
English actor
- Finn Erling KydlandBoy
Norwegian economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Finn BalorBoy
ring name of Fergal Devitt, Irish pro wrestler
- Finn RonneBoy
Norwegian,American Arctic explorer
- Finn ColeBoy
English actor
- Finn Michael Westby CaspersenBoy
American financier and philanthropist
- Finnegan Frayn "Finn" HarriesBoy
English vlogger as part of "jacksgap"
- Finn Michael WolfhardBoy
Canadian actor
- Finn Kerwin (b. 1992)Boy
son of Brian Kerwin & Jeanne Marie Troy
- Finn Constantine (b. 1997)Boy
son of model Saffron Aldridge and Toby Constantine
- Finn Henry Snyder (b. 1997)Boy
son of actress Terry Finn and David L. Snyder
- Finn Arthur Ebenezer Dundas (b. 2000)Boy
son of singer Lord David Dundas
- Finn William Leeves Coben (b. 2003)Boy
son of actress Jane Leeves
- Finn Scott (b. 2004)Boy
son of actor Tom Everett Scott
- Phinnaeus Walter 'Finn' Moder (b. 2004)Boy
twin son of actress Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder, twin brother of Hazel Patricia Moder
- Finn Burns (b. 2006)Boy
son of actor Ed Burns and model Christy Turlington
- Finneus James "Finn" Warren (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Autumn Reeser and Jesse Warren
- Finn Lindqvist Wilson (born 2014)Boy
son of actor Owen Wilson
- Finley Jay "Finn" Lanning (b. 2015)Boy
son of family vloggers Bryan & Missy Lanning
- Finn Odin Hoflin (b. 2016)Boy
son of actors Natalie Blair and David Hoflin
- Finn Arthur Higgins (b. 2016)Boy
son of Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey
- Ernest "Finn" Zhang Halvorsen (b. 2016)Boy
son of reality television stars Ernie and Cindy Halvorsen
- Finn Paul Davidson (b. 2018)Boy
son of Scottish politician Ruth Davidson
- Elizabeth Fearn "Finn" CarterGirl
American actress
Finn in pop culture
- Finn AbernathyBoy
intern on TV's "Bones"
- Finn McCool aka Fionn Mac CumhaillBoy
hero of Irish mythology
- Finn (FNBoy
2187), a character in the Star Wars series
- Finn TavernerBoy
main character in Eva Ibbotson's book "Journey to the River Sea"
- Finneas "FinnBoy
" character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
- Finn MikaelsonBoy
character in TV series "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Originals"
- Finnegan "Finn" LaneBoy
character in Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assasin series
- Finn the HumanBoy
main character in animated series "Adventure Time"
- Finn HudsonBoy
character on TV's "Glee"
- Finn SharkeyBoy
character on British soap "Waterloo Road"
- Finn WhitmanBoy
main character in Ridley Pearson's Kingdom Keepers series
- Finn MacauleyBoy
character in the video game "Resident Evil 6"
- FinnBoy
minor character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Finn DandridgeBoy
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- FinnBoy
main character in "Incarceron" by Catherine Fisher
- FinnBoy
character in video game "Harvest Moon: Animal Parade"
- Finn CollinsBoy
character on TV's "The 100"
- "FinnBoy
" comic strip by Pat Mills
- Finn FishBoy
character in anime/manga Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
- FinnBoy
rat character in the The Deptford Mice series by Robin Jarvis
- FinnBoy
character in animated series "Jackie Chan Adventures"
- FinnBoy
character in animated series "Storm Hawks"
- FinnBoy
wizard in Mikhail Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila"
- FinnBoy
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- FinnBoy
character on South Korean animated series "Tai Chi Chasers"
- FinnBoy
character in "What I Was" by Meg Rosoff
- FinnBoy
character on British TV series "Misfits"
- Michael "Finn" O'LearyBoy
character in video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II"
- Finn BellBoy
character in 1998 film "Great Expectations"
- Findlay "Finn" NelsonBoy
character on British TV series "My Mad Fat Diary"
- FinnBoy
character in TV show "Gilmore Girls"
- Finn HolmesBoy
character from the "Trylle trilogy"
- Huckleberry FinnBoy
character in various Mark Twain novels
- Hamilton FinnBoy
character on soap opera General Hospital
- Riley FinnBoy
character in TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Finn DoddGirl
main character in "How To Make An American Quilt"
- Fin McCloudGirl
surfer girl character in "Stoked"