Boys' name · since 1999
Finnigan
1,353 babies named Finnigan in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,632 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,353 babies have been named Finnigan since 1999, making it today's #2632 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Finnigan recorded 1,353 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #2632 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #4,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,632 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,353 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finnigan ranks #4,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,632 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,353 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,632 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Finnigan's 1,353 recorded births place it above 90.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Finnigan compares
1,353 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Finnigan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Finnigan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 34 | 22,252 |
Finnigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Finnigan splits its recorded history at 2012: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Finnigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Finnigan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (710 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Finnigan's strongest decade.
710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Finnigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 265
2000s
265 births
- 2010s
2010s
710 births
- 2020s
2020s
371 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 710 births (52% of all-time use).
How Finnigan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Finnigan's total volume
Finnigan by state
Where Finnigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 43 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 39 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 39 | 2.9% |
| #4 | California | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 18 | 1.3% |
43 of 1,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Finnigan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Finnigan's data
- Finnigan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (710 total births) through the 2020s (371) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Finnigans (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
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 Finnigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Finnigan 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.