US rank #8061 Boys' name Peak 2015 240 births

Fin — #8061 US boys' name

240 babies named Fin in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s1482020s67
#8061
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Fin was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

21 babies were named Fin in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fin

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Fin between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fin currently holds the #8061 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 240 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

240

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2015

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,061

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
21
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201220092003 5

Fin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
148 births that decade — 62% of Fin's all-time total
2000s252010s1482020s67

Fin by state

Where Fin concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 6.3%
California share of Fin's total US births 6.3%

15 of 240 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fin?
240 babies have been named Fin since 2003. It currently ranks #8061 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 21 births.
When was Fin most popular?
Fin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Fin most popular?
The top states for the name Fin are California (15 births).
How long has the name Fin been used?
Fin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Finn, Finley, Finnegan, Finnley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.