Fintan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning white fire; fair flame.
Fintan by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Fintan. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fintan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Finianfair-haired; form of Fionn20 in the US (2017)
- Finanfair-haired or white15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finnanfair-haired warrior; from Fionnán14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fintonfair-haired; form of Fionntan7 in the US (2017)
- Finlayfair warrior; white soldier293 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finnianfair, white; from the Irish saint Finnian171 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean fire
Like Fintan, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Brantleyfire brand; a form of Brant2,347 in the US (2017)
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean white
Like Fintan, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Arjunbright; shining; white136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Fintan
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