The baby name Fynn is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FIN (/fɪn/).
Fynn is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Fynn is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FIN (/fɪn/).
Fynn is Irish in Origin.
Fynn is a modern, German-favored spelling of Finn, ultimately from Old Irish Fionn, meaning "fair, white, bright." Through Irish legend it connects to the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool). A Norse strand also exists via Finnr, an ethnonym that helped spread the name across Scandinavia.
Use of Fynn surged in Germany from the 1990s and is now seen across Northern Europe and the English-speaking world, though Finn remains the dominant form. Related variants include Finn and Irish Fionn; saintly derivatives Finnian/Finian (from Fionan, "little fair one"); and Gaelic Finlay/Findlay/Finley (from Fionnlagh, "fair hero"). The sleek Fynn keeps the luminous "fair/bright" meaning while lending a contemporary twist; chiefly masculine, it also appears occasionally as unisex.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2019 | #1 | — | 764 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #88 | 50 | 1,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2021 | #186 | 23 | 408 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #289 | 18 | 2,588 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #292 | 5 | 3,011 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #324 | 22 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #568 | 19 | 18,916 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #584 | 419 | 5,697 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #675 | 8 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #811 | 82 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #909 | 6 | 8,600 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #920 | 32 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #960 | 35 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Fynn is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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