Finn

“white, fair, bright”

Boy’s name, of Celtic and Scandinavian origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Finn

Finn means “white, fair, bright” and is of Celtic and Scandinavian origin.

It peaked in 2021.
Over recent years, Finn has been rising fast (+13.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Finn every 91 schools, all spellings combined.

Finn ranks 13^th in Ireland, 16^th in Scotland and 16^th in Northern Ireland, against 1,261^st in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
13^th boys’ name726 babies in 3 years1 boy in 99−1.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
16^th boys’ name569 babies in 3 years1 boy in 105+0.5% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
16^th boys’ name235 babies in 3 years1 boy in 108−3.2% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
29^th boys’ name303 babies in 3 years1 boy in 163−2% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
78^th boys’ name135 babies in 3 years1 boy in 330+0.8% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
81^st boys’ name1,956 babies in 3 years1 boy in 422−1.2% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
148^th boys’ name266 babies in 3 years1 boy in 639−4.9% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
198^th boys’ name5,422 babies in 3 years1 boy in 948−3.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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