Finn vs Hans
Finn and Hanscompared 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, Finn was ranked #74 and Hans #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Finn was ranked #153 and Hans #97 among boys in Norway.
Finn and Hans over time
Finn and Hans appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Finn rose about as far as Hans fell — from #261 and #2357 in 1996 to #74 and #3684 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Finn and Hans were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #74 and #3684.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Finn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hans in 81.
Highest recorded here: Finn #31 in 1945, Hans #10 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #153, Hans #97.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Finn held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Hans in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finn #72 in 2021, Hans #1377 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #74, Hans #3684.
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 | Finn | Hans |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /fɪn/ | |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025) | Norway · Boys #97 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Hans does not have one recorded yet.
- Finn and Hans both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Finn; Hans doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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 #74 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Hans
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #11 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys