How Many People Are Named Finnian?
An estimated 3,058 people in the United States have the first name Finnian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Finnian peaked in popularity in 2016 with 187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finnian 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 Finnian paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Finnian is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,058
About 1 in 112,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2016
187 births
Total Registered
3,086
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finnian
Finnian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,086 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Finnian as a male name
Ranked #1,520 in 2024
116 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (187 births)
Finnian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finnian span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,482 babies were registered. While Finnian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Finnian by Decade
How has Finnian 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.
Finnian by State
Birth registrations for Finnian span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Kentucky, Iowa, Connecticut. On average, about 68 Finnians were registered per state.
Finnian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finnian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finnian
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finnian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finnian?
We estimate approximately 3,058 people named Finnian 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 112,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Finnian a common name?
Finnian is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,086 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finnian most popular?
Finnian reached peak popularity in 2016, when 187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finnian is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finnian a male name?
Finnian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finnian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finnian Smith, Finnian Johnson, Finnian 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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