US rank #2586 Boys' name Peak 2023 320 births

Finnan — #2586 US boys' name

320 babies named Finnan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s362010s292020s255
#2586
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Finnan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

68 babies were named Finnan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finnan

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Finnan between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Finnan currently holds the #2586 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finnan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Finnan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Finnan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finnan 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 320 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.

Finnan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

320

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,586

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Finnan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
68
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
020406080 2024202220202012200920072005 6

Finnan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
255 births that decade — 80% of Finnan's all-time total
2000s362010s292020s255

Finnan by state

Where Finnan concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Finnan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
8 2.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
7 2.2%
#3 Michigan
6 1.9%
#4 Washington
6 1.9%
#5 Arizona
5 1.6%
#6 North Carolina
5 1.6%
#7 Texas
5 1.6%
Tennessee share of Finnan's total US births 2.5%
Even split

8 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finnan?
320 babies have been named Finnan since 2005. It currently ranks #2586 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 68 births.
When was Finnan most popular?
Finnan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Finnan most popular?
The top states for the name Finnan are Tennessee (8 births), Pennsylvania (7 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Finnan been used?
Finnan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Finnan?
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.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.