Boys' name · since 1998
Finbar
148 babies named Finbar in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Finbar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 148 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Finbar recorded 148 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #14,837 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 148 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finbar ranks #14,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Finbar's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Finbar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Finbar's full recorded timeline at 2008, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Finbar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Finbar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Finbar's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Finbar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (54% of all-time use).
Finbar by state
Where Finbar concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Finbar's data
- Finbar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Finbars (5 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 Finbar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Finbar 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.