Finton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FIN-tan
- Origin
- Irish
Finton is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Finton mean?
Irish: spelling of Fintan
In Irish legend Fintan mac Bóchra survived the great flood in the shape of a salmon and became a wise seer.
Meaning borrowed from Fintan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Finton a girl's or a boy's name?
Finton is a boys' name.
How popular is Finton in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Finton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Finton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Nicknames for Finton
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Finton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Aiden, Ethan, Leon, Kian, Ryan, Harvey, Owen, William, Harry, Aaron, Lennon
Names related to Finton
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan
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, “Finton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/finton, updated 20 October 2026.