Recorded 1918–1951 Boys' name Peak 1923 21 births

Finus — boys' name

21 babies named Finus in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61940s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Finus was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Finus in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finus

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Finus between 1918 and 1951, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Finus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Finus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finus 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 21 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.

Finus at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

21

Since 1918

34 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1918

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1951

Finus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1918

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 1951194219231918 5

Finus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 29% of Finus's all-time total
1910s51920s61940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finus?
21 babies have been named Finus since 1918. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Finus most popular?
Finus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Finus been used?
Finus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 34 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Finus?
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, 1918–1951 (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.