Boys' name · since 2006
Finneus
123 babies named Finneus in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
123 boys have been named Finneus since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Finneus has 123 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2021.
- #16,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finneus ranks #16,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Finneus's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Finneus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Finneus's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Finneus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Finneus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Finneus's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Finneus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Finneus's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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 Finneus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2006–2021 (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 Finneus 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.