Finan
Boy · FIN-an · Irish
Finan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fair one”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 3,088th for boys in the US (39 babies).
What does Finan mean?
Irish: from Irish fionn, with a diminutive ending
“little fair one”
Borne by St Finan, an Irish monk who became bishop of Lindisfarne in the seventh century.
- Say it
- FIN-an
Is Finan a girl's or a boy's name?
Finan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 39 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Finan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Finan, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 31 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Finan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were given Finan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #861, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
- Finan 18
- Finnan 17
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Finan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Finan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,088among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 44,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 443% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the US were named Finan, making it the 3,088th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 88 boys. It first appears in the records in 2019.
2025 had fewer boys named Finan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Finan in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Finan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #3,088 for this spelling alone.
- Finnan 43
- Finan 39
Finan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,088 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,261 |
| 2023 | 88 | #1,817 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
Nicknames for Finan
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Finan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Conan Keegan Conlan Rogan Brogan Declan Callan Kayden Lochlan Brayden
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