Blake vs Finn
Blake and Finncompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #144 and Finn #15 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Finn #15 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #41 and Finn #17 among boys in Scotland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Blake was ranked #58 and Finn #32 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2016, Blake was ranked #85 and Finn #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #104 and Finn #83 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Blake was ranked #428 and Finn #3519 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Blake was ranked #586 and Finn #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Blake and Finn over time
Blake and Finn appear together in 5 published lists, across 128 years of shared records. Finn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Blake in 2.
The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Blake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Finn in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2018, Finn moved ahead of Blake in England and Wales · Boys — #84 and #96 the year before became #84 and #76.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Blake and Finn averaged 31.7 places apart, ending at #104 and #83.
- Longest-running competitions
Blake and Finn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #156 and #15.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Blake #94 in 2022, Finn #6 in 2020.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1990–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Finn in 32.
Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Finn #6 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Finn #15.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Finn in 16.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Finn #72 in 2021.
The order changed in 2018: Finn moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #84 and #96; by 2018 that had become #84 and #76.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #104, Finn #83.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Finn in 24.
Highest recorded here: Blake #62 in 2013, Finn #7 in 2020.
The order changed in 2000: Finn moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #168 and #220; by 2000 that had become #224 and #176.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #144, Finn #15.
New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2023
Blake held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Finn in 8.
Highest recorded here: Blake #14 in 2012, Finn #25 in 2020.
The order changed in 2017: Finn moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #20 and #34; by 2017 that had become #36 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Blake #58, Finn #32.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2005–2016
Blake held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Finn in 3.
Highest recorded here: Blake #30 in 2005, Finn #44 in 2016.
The order changed in 2014: Finn moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #63 and #69; by 2014 that had become #77 and #70.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Blake #85, Finn #44.
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 | Blake | Finn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /fɪn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Blake does not have one recorded yet.
- Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Finn.
- A meaning is recorded for Finn; Blake doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Blake
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Finn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #31 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1982–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys