Is Finian a boy or girl name?

Finian is a boy’s name. Of the 547 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Finian

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Finian was most popular in 2005, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 547 people named Finian.

Finian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Finian’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Finian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Finian is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 547 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org