Finan
Boy name · #3127 in 2025 · Uniqueness 55/100
Finan is currently the #3127 boy name in the United States — 39 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2019. Roughly one in every 46,154 boys born in 2025 was named Finan.
Babies named Finan per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 6-year story
Finan first appears in the Social Security records in 2019, when 12 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 88 babies and a rank of #1817. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Finan against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Finan in class?
Finan scores 55 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Finan is most common
State-level data for Finan is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Finan
Statistically, parents drawn to Finan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Finnan, Kinan, Neizan, Calian, and Ferran.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Finan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3089 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2261 |
| 2023 | 88 | #1817 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2168 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2410 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4275 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6777 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Finan a popular boy name?
Finan ranked #3127 among boys in 2025 with 39 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Finan most popular?
Finan peaked in 2023, when 88 American boys received the name (ranked #1817 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Finan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 46,154 newborn American boys was named Finan. It scores 55/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.