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
Finnean's 83 recorded births place it above 58.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #12888 among boys.
83 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 12 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (47% of all-time use).
Finnean decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~22 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, 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.
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