Finnian
Boy · FIN-ee-an · Irish
Finnian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “fair, white”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 1,486th for boys in the US (119 babies).
What does Finnian mean?
Irish: from Irish fionn
“fair, white”
Borne by St Finnian of Clonard, a sixth-century teacher of many early Irish saints.
- Say it
- FIN-ee-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Finnian a girl's or a boy's name?
Finnian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 119 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Finnian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Finnian, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 boys.
Half of all the boys named Finnian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Finnian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 35 | #960 |
| 2020 | 32 | #981 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,103 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 30 | #853 |
| 2004 | 31 | #796 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 30 | #673 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 30 | #654 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Finnian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,486among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 119about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 119 boys in the US were named Finnian, making it the 1,486th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,415th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 187 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Finnian in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 126 boys in the US were given Finnian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,299, up from #1,486 for this spelling alone.
- Finnian 119
- Finian 7
Finnian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #1,486 |
| 2024 | 117 | #1,517 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,591 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,479 |
| 2021 | 127 | #1,431 |
| 2020 | 122 | #1,415 |
| 2019 | 148 | #1,265 |
| 2018 | 162 | #1,176 |
| 2017 | 175 | #1,107 |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,055 |
| 2015 | 167 | #1,134 |
| 2014 | 125 | #1,362 |
| 2013 | 127 | #1,340 |
| 2012 | 130 | #1,314 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,285 |
| 2010 | 128 | #1,331 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,314 |
| 2008 | 136 | #1,276 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,206 |
| 2006 | 123 | #1,330 |
| 2005 | 111 | #1,353 |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,684 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Nicknames for Finnian
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Finnian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Kian Aiden Declan Kayden Keegan Conan Brayden Brogan Conlan Cassian
Other spellings of Finnian
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