Finn

Finn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fair, white”
Origin: Irish
Say it: FIN · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

From Irish Fionn, meaning fair or white, and also used as a Scandinavian name and surname. In Irish tradition it is strongly associated with the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

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How popular is Finn?

2024540 per million US babies

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Babies named Finn in 20241,799

2024 rank#198 boys

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188033,644

Finn is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Finn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Liamresolute protector · Irish
Aidenlittle fire · Irish
Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
Ryanlittle king · Irish
Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
Connorlover of hounds · Irish
Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Finn questions

What does the name Finn mean?

Finn means "fair, white". It comes from Irish. From Irish Fionn, meaning fair or white, and also used as a Scandinavian name and surname. In Irish tradition it is strongly associated with the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Is Finn a boy or girl name?

Finn is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Finn?

1,799 US babies were named Finn in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Finn?

Finn is usually pronounced FIN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.