Albert vs Finan
Albert and Financompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Albert was ranked #57 and Finan #1705 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Albert was ranked #394 and Finan #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Albert and Finan over time
Albert and Finan appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Finan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1999–2025
Albert held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Finan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2018, Finan #1042 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albert #57, Finan #1705.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2024
Albert held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Finan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Albert #225 in 2021, Finan #439 in 2004.
The order changed in 2006: Albert moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #506 and #439; by 2006 that had become #334 and #596.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #394, Finan #785.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Albert | Finan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #57 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albert and Finan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Albert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Finan
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #439 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys