How Many People Are Named Fintan?
An estimated 415 people in the United States have the first name Fintan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Fintan peaked in popularity in 2010 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fintan 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 Fintan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
415
About 1 in 825,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2010
27 births
Total Registered
419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fintan
Fintan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 419 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fintan as a male name
Ranked #7,378 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (27 births)
Fintan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fintan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 204 babies were registered. While Fintan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fintan by Decade
How has Fintan 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.
Fintan by State
Birth registrations for Fintan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, Illinois, New York. On average, about 6 Fintans were registered per state.
Fintan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fintan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fintan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fintan?
We estimate approximately 415 people named Fintan 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 825,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Fintan a common name?
Fintan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fintan most popular?
Fintan reached peak popularity in 2010, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fintan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fintan a male name?
Fintan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fintan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fintan Smith, Fintan Johnson, Fintan 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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