Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- White or Fair: St. Finnian was the patron saint of monastacism.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Finnian
Pronunciation
f(in)-nian
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1055, 187 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1486, 119 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 |
| 2024 | 116 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2022 | 122 |
| 2021 | 127 |
| 2020 | 122 |
| 2019 | 148 |
| 2018 | 162 |
| 2017 | 175 |
| 2016 | 187 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #907, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #192, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #390, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #669, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #319, 5 births); most recent 2020 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #611, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence