Boys' name · since 2003
Fin
Fin has 251 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
251 babies have been named Fin since 2003, making it today's #7500 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fin recorded 251 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #7500 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #11,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,500 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 251 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fin ranks #11,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,500 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 251 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fin's 251 recorded births place it above 74.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Fin compares
251 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fin's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 251 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fin splits its recorded history at 2016: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Fin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Fin's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Fin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (59% of all-time use).
Fin by state
Where Fin concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 6.0% |
15 of 251 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fin's data
- Fin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (148 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fins (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.