Finnigan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair or descendant of Fionn; surname used as given name.
Finnigan by the numbers
Finnigan was given to 74 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 103 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Fionn
Like Finnigan, each of these traces back to Fionn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Finnigan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Finnigan, 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)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Finnigan, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Finnigan
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