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Finnegan

Finnegan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fair little one”
Origin
Irish
Say it
FIN-ih-gən · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnagáin, from a personal name based on fionn 'fair, white' with a diminutive suffix. Best known as an Irish surname and given name.

Irish namesNames meaning pureSurname-style names

How popular is Finnegan?

2024188 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Finnegan in 2024625

2024 rank#492 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188012,534

Finnegan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Finnegan

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

Finnegan questions

What does the name Finnegan mean?

Finnegan means "fair little one". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnagáin, from a personal name based on fionn 'fair, white' with a diminutive suffix. Best known as an Irish surname and given name.

Is Finnegan a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Finnegan?

625 US babies were named Finnegan in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Finnegan?

Finnegan is usually pronounced FIN-ih-gən.

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.