How Many People Are Named Finn?
An estimated 33,337 people in the United States have the first name Finn. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Finn peaked in popularity in 2017 with 2,416 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finn 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 Finn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Finn is overwhelmingly male, 415 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Finn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
33,337
About 1 in 10,281 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2017
2,416 births
Total Registered
33,644
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finn
Finn is predominantly male (98.8%), though 415 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Finn as a male name
Ranked #198 in 2024
1,791 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (2,381 births)
Finn as a female name
Ranked #11,396 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (35 births)
Finn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 17,806 babies were registered. While Finn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Finn by Decade
How has Finn 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.
Finn by State
Birth registrations for Finn span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware. On average, about 632 Finns were registered per state.
Finn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finn
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finn?
We estimate approximately 33,337 people named Finn 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 10,281 Americans share this first name.
Is Finn a common name?
Finn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,644 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finn most popular?
Finn reached peak popularity in 2017, when 2,416 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finn is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finn a male name?
Finn is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finn Smith, Finn Johnson, Finn 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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