Fineas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FIN-ee-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Fineas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Nubian”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Fineas mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Phineas; biblical name, probably from Egyptian
“the Nubian”
Phinehas, grandson of Aaron, was a priest in the Bible; showman Phineas T. Barnum is a famous bearer.
Meaning borrowed from Phineas. More on Wiktionary.
Is Fineas a girl's or a boy's name?
Fineas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fineas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Fineas, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fineas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were given Fineas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,043, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Fineas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
Nicknames for Fineas
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Fineas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Cassian Rowan Eden Conan Ronan Cillian Lochlan Kayden Finley Rory
Other spellings of Fineas
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fineas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fineas, updated 20 October 2026.