Fintan
Boy · FIN-tan · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Fintan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Fintan mean?
Irish
In Irish legend Fintan mac Bóchra survived the great flood in the shape of a salmon and became a wise seer.
- Say it
- FIN-tan
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Is Fintan a girl's or a boy's name?
Fintan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fintan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Fintan, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 65 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fintan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Fintan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Fintan 16
- Fionntan 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales and 253rd in Northern Ireland.
Fintan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 39 | #849 |
| 2010 | 48 | #717 |
| 2009 | 49 | #703 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 65 | #544 |
| 2006 | 47 | #666 |
| 2005 | 46 | #632 |
| 2004 | 38 | #696 |
| 2003 | 42 | #603 |
| 2002 | 39 | #586 |
| 2001 | 44 | #519 |
| 2000 | 52 | #456 |
| 1999 | 36 | #585 |
| 1998 | 37 | #557 |
| 1997 | 32 | #599 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Fintan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Fintan, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Fintan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fintan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
Nicknames for Fintan
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Fintan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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