Finn vs Jia
Finn and Jiacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Finn was ranked #22 and Jia #646 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Finn was ranked #73 and Jia #3848 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2006, Finn was ranked #87 and Jia #282 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Finn was ranked #3519 and Jia #2073 among girls in England and Wales.
Finn and Jia over time
Finn and Jia appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 · Boys21 shared years, 1997–2020
Finn held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finn #73 in 2020, Jia #728 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Finn #73, Jia #3848.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2021
Finn held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jia in 6.
Highest recorded here: Finn #2701 in 1998, Jia #736 in 2005.
The order changed in 2002: Jia moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #3225 and #3900; by 2002 that had become #2868 and #2868.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Finn #3519, Jia #2073.
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 | Jia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1639 (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); Jia does not have one recorded yet.
- Finn and Jia both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Finn; Jia doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Jia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls