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Finnish Boy 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