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The baby name Finn is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪn/ (FIN).

Finn is Irish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: /fɪn/ (FIN)

What is the meaning of the name Finn ?

The baby name Finn is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪn/ (FIN).

Finn is Irish in Origin.

Finn is a compact Gaelic-Norse given name. In Irish, it is the Anglicized form of Fionn, from fionn "fair, white, bright," best known through the legendary warrior-poet Fionn mac Cumhaill (often called Finn MacCool). In Norse contexts, Finn (from Old Norse Finnr) functioned as an ethnonym meaning "a Sami/Finnish person," and appears in medieval sagas and place-names; the two traditions met in the British Isles through Viking contact. Early Christian usage survives in saints Finian/Finnian of Clonard and Movilla, and the name later appeared as a surname.

Variants and relatives include Fionn, Fionan/Finan, Finnian/Finian, and the Scottish forms Finlay/Findlay (from Gaelic Fionnlagh "fair hero"); modern spellings such as Fynn and the Scandinavian Finn and Icelandic Finnur also occur. Related surnames-turned-given-names include Finley and Finnegan. Contemporary popularity spans Ireland, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and North America, valued for its clean sound and bright meaning.

Finn has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Finn

Finn Wolfhard Actor|musician · Born 2002 · Canada Finn Wolfhard is a Canadian actor, musician, and director best known for playing Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things. He also starred in It and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and gained international attention through his breakout role on Stranger Things. Finn Jones Actor · Born 1988 · United Kingdom Finn Jones is best known for playing Loras Tyrell in Game of Thrones and Danny Rand in Iron Fist. He is an English actor, born Terence Jones on 24 March 1988, and has also appeared in other Marvel projects connected to Iron Fist. Finn Wittrock Actor · Born 1984 · United States Best known as an actor, Peter L. "Finn" Wittrock Jr. is better known professionally as Finn Wittrock. He’s known for roles in American Horror Story, The Big Short, and Ratched.
Finn Cole Actor · Born 1995 · United Kingdom Finn Cole is an English actor best known for playing Michael Gray in Peaky Blinders and Joshua "J" Cody in Animal Kingdom. He was born on 9 November 1995. Finn Carter Actor · Born 1960 · United States Finn Carter is an American former actress, best known for playing Rhonda LeBeck in the 1990 film Tremors. Born Elizabeth Fearn Carter on March 9, 1960, she used the nickname Finn professionally.

Celebrity babies named Finn

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Finn Burns Christy Turlington film director Edward Burns film director

Finn – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 836
Germany Boys 2025 #1 423
Ireland Girls 2021 #1 897
Switzerland Boys 2024 #22 163 1,769
Belgium Boys 2024 #23 227 401
Austria Boys 2024 #35 231 60
New Zealand Boys 2010 #39 118 99
DK Boys 0 #63 878 7,401
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
Norway Boys 2025 #102 35 444
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
DK 0 #130 81 5,198
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
Canada Boys 2024 #136 204 2,588
Sweden Boys 2022 #139 44 1,509
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
United States Boys 2024 #188 1,791 7,044
Belgium Girls 2007 #195 20 407
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
Canada Girls 2021 #285 6 2,910
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
CN Boys 0 #308 12 9,639
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
Germany Boys 0 #337 1,032 5,697
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
France Boys 2021 #348 40 2,865
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Boys 0 #374 10 11,440
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
NL 0 #377 15 2,481
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
Germany 0 #390 48 2,542
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
Finland Boys 0 #418 10 2,041
NL Boys 0 #418 740 5,873
Austria Boys 0 #421 22 2,180
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
RU Boys 0 #479 27 12,621
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
HK Boys 0 #507 21 12,905
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
Finland Boys 2026 #547 139 3,552
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
BO Boys 0 #616 7 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
CL Boys 0 #652 14 13,390
SG Boys 0 #672 26 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #734 5 3,895
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #828 11 4,949
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #900 31 5,610
CO Boys 0 #907 14 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #909 8 8,487
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
OM Boys 0 #915 4 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
NG Boys 0 #926 26 16,906
NL Girls 0 #929 27 5,933
MX Boys 0 #959 24 16,355
MY Girls 0 #980 15 24,821
IN Boys 0 #991 11 16,750
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,076 36 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,079 14 22,615
MA 0 #1,113 16 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,144 35 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
DZ 0 #1,164 13 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,249 6 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,425 47 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,599 16 28,008

Finn is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Germany
Canada

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People also ask about Finn

Finn is predominantly a boy's name.
Finn is a one syllable name, pronounced /fɪn/ (FIN).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Fionn, Fin, Fynn, Finnian, Finley and Finnegan.
Across languages, Finn has these equivalents: Fionn (Irish), Finnr (Old Norse), Fiona (feminine, Irish), Blanche (French, 'white'), Bianco (Italian, 'white').
Yes, very popular — Finn ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 14 countries.
Finn ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Finn's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 5 notable people named Finn are in our database, including Finn Wolfhard (Actor|musician), Finn Jones (Actor), Finn Wittrock (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Finn for their child, including Christy Turlington and Edward Burns.