Finnish names, by how often Americans give them
149 names in U.S. records come from Finnish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Aila (329 babies), then Teo and Aira.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Finnish names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Aila | 329 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Teo | 318 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Aira | 223 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Leena | 212 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Raine | 164 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Natanael | 164 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Alisa | 125 | A female given name from Finnish or Russian, equivalent to English Alice. Wiktionary |
| Emmi | 124 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Eira | 116 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Eila | 113 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Lumi | 106 | A female given name from Finnish. Wiktionary |
| Sade | 100 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Naima | 94 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Kain | 94 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Laina | 74 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Jori | 73 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Veera | 72 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Nella | 60 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Esa | 59 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Noora | 58 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Sakari | 57 | A male given name, quite popular since the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Elli | 56 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Auri | 56 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Mikko | 55 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Esaias | 54 | A male given name of biblical origin. Wiktionary |
| Neela | 47 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Lenni | 46 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Maila | 42 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Milla | 39 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Lilli | 37 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Henna | 36 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Anja | 35 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Aili | 35 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Roni | 29 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Juri | 28 | A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George. Wiktionary |
| Arno | 27 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Miro | 27 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Tomi | 25 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Nelli | 25 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Sylvi | 24 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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