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Connor vs Finn

Connor 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, Connor was ranked #164 and Finn #15 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Connor was ranked #829 and Finn #15 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Connor was ranked #88 and Finn #17 among boys in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2022, Connor was ranked #92 and Finn #33 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2022, Connor was ranked #87 and Finn #46 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Connor was ranked #299 and Finn #74 among boys in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 1997, Connor was ranked #3174 and Finn #3174 among girls in England and Wales.

Connor and Finn over time

Connor and Finn appear together in 5 published lists, across 140 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Connor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Finn in none. 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys41 shared years, 1982–2025

    Connor held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Finn in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #71 in 1998, Finn #6 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2001: Finn moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #121 and #125; by 2001 that had become #102 and #95.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Connor #829, Finn #15.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Connor held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Finn in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #11 in 1998, Finn #72 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2016: Finn moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #100 and #126; by 2016 that had become #103 and #100.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Connor #299, Finn #74.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Connor held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Finn in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #35 in 1998, Finn #7 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2007: Finn moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #67 and #87; by 2007 that had become #74 and #62.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Connor #164, Finn #15.

  • New Zealand · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2022

    Connor held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Finn in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #11 in 1999, Finn #25 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2017: Finn moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #29 and #34; by 2017 that had become #54 and #29.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Connor #92, Finn #33.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys16 shared years, 2005–2022

    Connor held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Finn in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Connor #28 in 2005, Finn #39 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2015: Finn moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #66 and #70; by 2015 that had become #68 and #64.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Connor #87, Finn #46.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Connor

Pairs where Connor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Finn

Pairs where Finn shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Connor, Finn
FieldConnorFinn
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish
PronunciationNot yet recorded/fɪn/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #299 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Connor does not have one recorded yet.
  • Connor has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Finn.
  • A meaning is recorded for Finn; Connor 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

Connor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #299 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Finn

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1982–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1982–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #74 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys