Boys' name · since 2003

Finnean

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Finnean, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,625 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,888 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
83
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Finnean is the #12888 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 83 recorded since 2003.

Social Security Administration records show Finnean recorded 83 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #12888 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, 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 2003 to 2025.

  • #18,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,888 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 83 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finnean ranks #18,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 83 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,625 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,888 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
83
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.4%
Finnean vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Finnean's 83 recorded births place it above 58.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Finnean compares

83 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Finnean's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Finnean Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 83 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Finnean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Finnean splits its recorded history at 2011: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Finnean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
468101214 200320042007200820092010201120122013201520232025 5

Finnean by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Finnean's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Finnean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finnean?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 83 babies named Finnean. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,625 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,888 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 12 births.
Where does Finnean sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finnean ranks #18,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Finnean go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Finnean's data

  • Finnean's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Finnean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Finnean 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.