Finnegan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair-haired descendant of Fionnagán.
Babies a year
763
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#526
down from #492
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
How Finnegan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #405 |
| 2016 | #392 |
| 2017 | #410 |
| 2018 | #412 |
| 2019 | #430 |
| 2020 | #410 |
| 2021 | #377 |
| 2022 | #447 |
| 2023 | #492 |
| 2024 | #492 |
| 2025 | #526 |
Finnegan by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Finnegan. In the US, 763 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 814 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Finnegan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Finniganfair or descendant of Fionn; surname used as given name74 in the US (2017)
- Finnianfair, white; from the Irish saint Finnian171 in the US (2017)
- Finneasfair-haired; form of Fionngheas14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finnanfair-haired warrior; from Fionnán14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fynnigan8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Finnegan, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Finnegan
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