How Many People Are Named Finnie?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Finnie. It is used for both genders, with 83.3% male. The average bearer is 94 years old, and Finnie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finnie 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 Finnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 94, Finnie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1942.
- Finnie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.3% confidence
Average Age
94
years old
Peak Year
1917
5 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finnie
Finnie is predominantly male (83.3%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Finnie as a male name
Ranked #3,666 in 1939
5 male births in 1939
Peak: 1917 (5 births)
Finnie as a female name
Ranked #4,444 in 1933
5 female births in 1933
Peak: 1933 (5 births)
Finnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finnie span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 20 babies were registered. Finnie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Finnie by Decade
How has Finnie 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.
Finnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finnie
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finnie?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Finnie 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Finnie a common name?
Finnie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finnie most popular?
Finnie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finnie is approximately 94 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finnie a male name?
Finnie is predominantly male. 83.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finnie Smith, Finnie Johnson, Finnie 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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