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Finnegan

OriginIrish
Meaning"fair"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#526

2025 SSA

US rank · girls#13768

2025 SSA

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 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #378 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #479.

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    English vlogger, designer and entrepreneur; twin of fellow vlogger Jackson Frayn "Jack" Harries

  • Finnegan Lyric O'Connell (b. 2017)Boy

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  • 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"

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