How Many People Are Named Finesse?
An estimated 233 people in the United States have the first name Finesse. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Finesse peaked in popularity in 1989 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finesse as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Finesse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
233
About 1 in 1,471,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1989
18 births
Total Registered
242
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finesse
Finesse is predominantly female (80.6%), though 47 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Finesse as a male name
Ranked #10,071 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (9 births)
Finesse as a female name
Ranked #15,121 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1989 (18 births)
Finesse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finesse span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 87 babies were registered. Finesse has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Finesse by Decade
How has Finesse tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Finesse by State
Finesse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finesse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finesse
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Finesse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finesse?
We estimate approximately 233 people named Finesse are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,471,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Finesse a common name?
Finesse is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 242 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finesse most popular?
Finesse reached peak popularity in 1989, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finesse is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finesse a female name?
Finesse is predominantly female. 80.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finesse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finesse Smith, Finesse Johnson, Finesse Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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