Boys' name · since 1998
Fintan
Fintan has 432 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fintan currently ranks #7000 among boys' names in America, with 432 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Fintan recorded 432 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #7000 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #8,611 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fintan ranks #8,611 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 432 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fintan's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fintan compares
432 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Fintan's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fintan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fintan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fintan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fintan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Fintan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Fintan's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Fintan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (47% of all-time use).
Fintan by state
Where Fintan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.2% |
7 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fintan's data
- Fintan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fintans (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fintan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Fintan 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.