Total births
12
Boys' name · since 2015
Finland
12 babies named Finland in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 2015–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Finland is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 2015.
Finland has 12 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2021.
- 12 total births
- 2015–2021 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 boys have been named Finland since 2015, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2021.
- 12
- total births
- 2015–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Finland was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Finland in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Finland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Finland's full recorded timeline at 2021, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Finland at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Finland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Finland by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Finland's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Finland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Finland? ▼
Finland has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Finland most popular? ▼
Finland was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Finland been used? ▼
Records for Finland go back to 2015, giving 7 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Finland? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Finland
Nearby Names Like Finland
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Finland
Finn Boy
#198 34,949 births
Finley Boy
#290 19,380 births
Finnegan Boy
#493 13,011 births
Finnley Boy
#715 5,658 births
Finnian Boy
#1520 3,206 births
Compare Finland side by side: Finland vs Finn Finland vs Finley Finland vs Finnegan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Finland: Baby Name Since 2015 - 12 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/finland. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Finland 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 July 2026.