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Finn vs Harrison

Finn and Harrisoncompared 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, Finn was ranked #15 and Harrison #89 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Finn was ranked #15 and Harrison #118 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Finn was ranked #17 and Harrison #40 among boys in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Finn was ranked #52 and Harrison #29 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2023, Finn was ranked #32 and Harrison #60 among boys in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Finn was ranked #74 and Harrison #50 among boys in England and Wales.

Finn and Harrison over time

Finn and Harrison appear together in 5 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Harrison held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Finn in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Harrison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2019, Finn moved ahead of Harrison in New Zealand · Boys — #32 and #28 the year before became #32 and #33.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Finn and Harrison changed places 7 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1998 and 2023, ending at #32 and #60.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Finn and Harrison averaged 35.7 places apart, ending at #52 and #29.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Finn and Harrison were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #74 and #50.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Finn #39 in 2017, Harrison #13 in 2017.

List by list

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

    Finn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harrison in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #72 in 2021, Harrison #30 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #74, Harrison #50.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025

    Finn held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Harrison in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #6 in 2020, Harrison #116 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #15, Harrison #118.

  • New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2023

    Finn held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Harrison in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #25 in 2020, Harrison #28 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2019: Finn moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #32 and #28; by 2019 that had become #32 and #33.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Finn #32, Harrison #60.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024

    Finn held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Harrison in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #7 in 2020, Harrison #74 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2000: Finn moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #220 and #168; by 2000 that had become #176 and #277.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Finn #15, Harrison #89.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2025

    Finn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harrison in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #39 in 2017, Harrison #13 in 2017.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #52, Harrison #29.

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 Finn

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

Other comparisons involving Harrison

Pairs where Harrison 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 — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

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 Finn, Harrison
FieldFinnHarrison
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningTraditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn.Not yet recorded
OriginIrishNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/fɪn/Not yet recorded
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #29 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Harrison does not have one recorded yet.
  • Finn has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Harrison.
  • A meaning is recorded for Finn; Harrison 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

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

Harrison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 (recorded 1992–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys