How Many People Are Named Finnigan?
An estimated 1,291 people in the United States have the first name Finnigan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Finnigan peaked in popularity in 2016 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finnigan 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 Finnigan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Finnigan 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
1,291
About 1 in 265,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2016
103 births
Total Registered
1,302
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finnigan
Finnigan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,302 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Finnigan as a male name
Ranked #2,796 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (103 births)
Finnigan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finnigan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 710 babies were registered. While Finnigan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Finnigan by Decade
How has Finnigan 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.
Finnigan by State
Birth registrations for Finnigan span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Indiana. On average, about 21 Finnigans were registered per state.
Finnigan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finnigan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finnigan
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finnigan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finnigan?
We estimate approximately 1,291 people named Finnigan 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 265,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Finnigan a common name?
Finnigan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,302 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finnigan most popular?
Finnigan reached peak popularity in 2016, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finnigan is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finnigan a male name?
Finnigan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finnigan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finnigan Smith, Finnigan Johnson, Finnigan 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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