Finnish Boy Names
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of 211 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otso | Bear | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paasi | Rock, boulder (literally a flagstone or slab in Finnish) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paav | Small, humble | Estonian, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paavali | Small, humble | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paaveli | Derived from Latin Paulus meaning "small" or "humble". | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paavo | Derived from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'. | Estonian, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pasi | Relating to Easter; born on or associated with Easter | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Peka | Rock, stone (cognate of Peter) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pekka | Rock; stone | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pekka-Juhani | Pekka: 'rock' (Peter); Juhani: 'Yahweh is gracious' - combined meaning: 'rock' and 'God is gracious'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pekka-Matti | Combines 'rock' (Peter) and 'gift of God' (Matthew) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pekka-Tapani | Combination of Pekka ('rock, stone') and Tapani ('crown, garland') - roughly 'rock crown' or 'stone-crowned'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pentti | Blessed | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pertteli | Derived from Peter/Petros, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pertti | Rock, stone | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Perttu | Rock, stone | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Petiri | Rock, stone - a form of the name Peter | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Petteri | Rock, stone | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pirkka-Pekka | Compound name. Pekka is the Finnish form of Peter, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'. Pirkka is Finnish; its exact origin/meaning is uncertain (possibly related to the name Pirkko/Birgitta). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Pyry | Snowstorm, blizzard | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Raino | Counsel-protector (related to elements meaning 'counsel' and 'protector') | Finnish, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Reijo | Counsel, advice | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Remu | In Finnish, remu means 'ruckus' or 'noise' and is used as a lively nickname; as a variant/diminutive of Remus/Remo it links to the traditional name Remus | Finnish, Italian | Boy | — | |
| Ristomatti | Combination of Risto ('Christ-bearer' / Christopher) and Matti ('gift of God' / Matthew). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Roope | Bright fame | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Runo | In Finnish 'runo' means 'poem'; related to Old Norse 'rún' meaning 'secret' or 'rune'. | Finnish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Rusko | Finnish: 'glow of dawn' or 'russet/ auburn' (reddish); in Slavic contexts associated with 'Rus' (Russian). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Rysto | Bearer of Christ | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Saku | Finnish: diminutive of Sakari (from Hebrew Zechariah, 'God has remembered'). Japanese: can mean 'to bloom' (咲く) or 'new moon/first day' (朔) depending on kanji. | Finnish, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Salo | Finnish: 'salo' = forest, backwoods, wilderness; Hebrew/Yiddish: short form or pet form related to Solomon/Shalom, conveying the idea of 'peace'. | Finnish, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Samppa | God has heard / heard by God | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sampsa | Associated with Sampsa Pellervoinen, a seed-sower in Finnish folklore (connotations of sowing/creation); alternatively linked to Samuel ('heard by God'). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Santtu | Defender of men (derived from Alexander) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sasu | Diminutive of Sebastian - from Greek sebastos meaning "venerable" or "revered" | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sauli | Asked for; prayed for; desired | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sepe | Varies by origin: from Persian Sepehr meaning "sky/firmament" or from Sepideh meaning "dawn"; from Finnish seppä meaning "smith"; or used as a family name without specific given-name meaning. | Finnish, Italian, Persian, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Seppi | Finnish diminutive of Seppo from 'seppä' meaning 'smith'; Swiss German pet form of Joseph ('God will increase') | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Seppo | Smith, metalworker | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Seppä | Smith (blacksmith) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Severi | Stern, severe; serious or strict | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Sipe | Likely a short form of Zulu names such as Sipho/Siphesihle meaning 'gift' or 'beautiful gift'; in Finnish use it's primarily a diminutive/nickname without a separate meaning | Finnish, Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Spede | Speed, success | English, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Ilmari | A Finnish compound masculine name roughly meaning 'Tauno associated with Ilmari' - evoking air/sky/wind through Ilmari. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Matti | Compound masculine name: Tauno (Finnish name; origin uncertain) + Matti (Finnish form of Matthew, meaning 'gift of God'). Overall emphasis from the Matti element: 'gift of God'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Pekka | Combines Tauno (likely related to Taavi/David, 'beloved') and Pekka (Finnish form of Peter, 'rock') - roughly 'beloved rock'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Tapani | Compound Finnish male name: Tauno (name of unclear/ debated origin) + Tapani (Finnish form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown' or 'garland'). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Tauno-Veikko | Compound Finnish name combining Tauno (possibly derived from Taavetti/David, 'beloved') and Veikko ('brother' or 'lad'). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Teemu | People's victory | Finnish, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Teho | Power, effect, efficiency (from Finnish word 'teho'); if derived from Theodore/Teo, 'gift of God'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Terho | Acorn; seed; sprout | Finnish | Boy | — |
Finnish Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Finnish-origin name in our dataset.
211
Names in this origin
5
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
14,163
Peak year 0