How Many People Are Named Finian?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Finian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Finian peaked in popularity in 2005 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finian 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 Finian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2005
41 births
Total Registered
540
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finian
Finian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 540 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Finian as a male name
Ranked #11,326 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (41 births)
Finian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finian span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 259 babies were registered. Finian has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Finian by Decade
How has Finian 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.
Finian by State
Birth registrations for Finian span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, New York, California. The lowest are in Washington, California, New York. On average, about 9 Finians were registered per state.
Finian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finian
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Finian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finian?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Finian 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 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Finian a common name?
Finian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 540 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finian most popular?
Finian reached peak popularity in 2005, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finian is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finian a male name?
Finian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finian Smith, Finian Johnson, Finian 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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