Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2007 78 births

Finnean — boys' name

78 babies named Finnean in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s392010s342020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Finnean was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Finnean in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finnean

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Finnean between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Finnean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finnean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Finnean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finnean 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 78 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.

Finnean at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

78

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Finnean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 20232015201320122011201020092008200720042003 5

Finnean by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 50% of Finnean's all-time total
2000s392010s342020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finnean?
78 babies have been named Finnean since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Finnean most popular?
Finnean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Finnean been used?
Finnean has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Finnean?
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.

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, 2003–2023 (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.