Recorded 1913–1938 Boys' name Peak 1927 61 births

Finnis — boys' name

61 babies named Finnis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s251930s18
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Finnis was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Finnis in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finnis

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Finnis between 1913 and 1938, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Finnis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finnis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Finnis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finnis 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 61 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.

Finnis at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

61

Since 1913

26 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1913

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1938

Finnis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1913

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 1938193319321927192419231922191619141913 7

Finnis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 41% of Finnis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finnis?
61 babies have been named Finnis since 1913. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Finnis most popular?
Finnis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Finnis been used?
Finnis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 26 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Finnis?
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, 1913–1938 (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.