How Many People Are Named Finis?
An estimated 574 people in the United States have the first name Finis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Finis peaked in popularity in 1922 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finis 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 Finis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Finis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
574
About 1 in 597,133 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1922
70 births
Total Registered
2,200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finis
Finis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,200 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Finis as a male name
Ranked #13,088 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1922 (70 births)
Finis as a female name
Ranked #3,833 in 1914
5 female births in 1914
Peak: 1914 (5 births)
Finis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finis span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 529 babies were registered. Finis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Finis by Decade
How has Finis 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.
Finis by State
Birth registrations for Finis span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas. The lowest are in Alabama, Illinois, Missouri. On average, about 129 Finiss were registered per state.
Finis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finis
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Finis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finis?
We estimate approximately 574 people named Finis 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 597,133 Americans share this first name.
Is Finis a common name?
Finis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finis most popular?
Finis reached peak popularity in 1922, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finis is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finis a male name?
Finis is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finis Smith, Finis Johnson, Finis 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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