Is Finnegan a boy or girl name?
Finnegan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 625 boys were named Finnegan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 12,534 US babies named Finnegan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #492
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Finnegan since 1995
- 12,534
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 865 babies
Boys and girls named Finnegan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 625 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 611 | #490 | 13 | #8,194 |
| 2022 | 697 | #446 | 9 | #10,638 |
| 2021 | 860 | #378 | 5 | #16,042 |
| 2020 | 724 | #409 | 5 | #15,890 |
| 2019 | 713 | #431 | 5 | #16,340 |
| 2018 | 770 | #412 | 6 | #14,389 |
| 2017 | 763 | #410 | 5 | #16,682 |
| 2016 | 816 | #392 | 7 | #13,370 |
| 2015 | 765 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 632 | #464 | 8 | #12,296 |
| 2013 | 610 | #459 | 6 | #15,244 |
| 2012 | 548 | #489 | 7 | #13,973 |
| 2011 | 550 | #480 | 6 | #15,463 |
| 2010 | 467 | #544 | 6 | #15,608 |
| 2009 | 484 | #546 | 5 | #18,226 |
| 2008 | 377 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 366 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 264 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 204 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 144 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,509 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,479 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,250 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Finnegan reached #378 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #8,194 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Finnegan
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.