Boys' name · since 1880
Finis
Finis has 2,195 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,195
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Finis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,195 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finis has been recorded 2,195 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2009.
- #3,106 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,195 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finis ranks #3,106 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,195 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,195
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Finis's 2,195 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Finis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Finis's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Finis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2009
- Peak year (1922)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Finis popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1914 (Finis as girls' name)
Finis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (529 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Finis's strongest decade.
529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Finis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 98
1880s
98 births
- 1890s 68
1890s
68 births
- 1900s 96
1900s
96 births
- 1910s
1910s
356 births
- 1920s
1920s
529 births
- 1930s
1930s
369 births
- 1940s
1940s
270 births
- 1950s 187
1950s
187 births
- 1960s 95
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 529 births (24% of all-time use).
How Finis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Finis's total volume
Finis by state
Where Finis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 361 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 240 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 115 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 103 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 102 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 97 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.2% |
361 of 2,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Finis's data
- Finis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (529 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Finiss (361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Finis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1880–2009 (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 Finis 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.