Boy or Girl

Is Finn a boy or girl name?

Finn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 1,791 boys were named Finn, so 0.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 33,644 US babies named Finn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#198
Girl rank, 2024
#11,396
Babies named Finn since 1918
33,644
Most popular year
2017
2,416 babies
Babies named Finn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Finn from 1918 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07501,5002,2503,000192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Finn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s1000%
1920s500%
1930s600%
1940s00–
1950s2900%
1960s7700%
1970s3400%
1980s5900%
1990s40561.5%
2000s4,9161152.3%
2010s17,5952111.2%
2020s10,093830.8%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20241,791#1988#11,396
20231,921#18616#7,029
20222,142#17714#7,760
20212,092#18421#5,816
20202,147#17924#5,210
20192,242#17326#5,080
20182,329#16623#5,512
20172,381#16735#4,166
20162,297#17528#4,896
20151,906#20926#5,179
20141,585#23419#6,536
20131,456#25016#7,510
20121,216#29111#9,940
20111,090#30316#7,547
20101,093#30011#10,002
2009920#34222#6,174
2008849#36620#6,638
2007783#38714#8,680
2006592#4579#11,765
2005458#52912#9,075
2004400#5698#11,981
2003300#6598#11,669
2002213#8065#16,292
2001209#8026#14,112
2000192#83611#8,765
1999124#1,0806#13,233
199893#1,2890–
199746#1,9720–
199642#2,0530–
199533#2,3690–
199421#3,2580–
199310#5,4830–
199217#3,6560–
199114#4,0770–
19905#8,5530–
19896#7,2900–
19885#7,6550–
19878#5,1160–
19868#5,0170–
19850–0–
19848#4,6890–
198311#3,7010–
19820–0–
19816#5,7410–
19807#5,1180–
19799#4,1820–
19780–0–
19778#4,3070–
19765#5,8900–
19750–0–
19740–0–
19730–0–
19720–0–
19717#4,1140–
19705#4,9590–
19698#3,4080–
196811#2,6300–
19676#3,6890–
19669#2,8490–
19655#4,0940–
196414#2,2460–
19639#2,9210–
19620–0–
19618#3,1850–
19607#3,4500–
19595#4,1930–
19585#4,1450–
19570–0–
19565#4,1290–
19558#3,0500–
19540–0–
19536#3,5510–
19520–0–
19510–0–
19500–0–
19490–0–
19480–0–
19470–0–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–0–
19420–0–
19410–0–
19400–0–
19390–0–
19380–0–
19376#3,2770–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19340–0–
19330–0–
19320–0–
19310–0–
19300–0–
19290–0–
19285#4,3600–
19270–0–
19260–0–
19250–0–
19240–0–
19230–0–
19220–0–
19210–0–
19200–0–
19195#4,3920–
19185#4,3870–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Finn reached #166 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #4,166 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Finn

Compare Finn with another nameTry Finn with your surnameTop names of 2017More names starting with F

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.