Finn vs Rayan
Finn and Rayancompared 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 2022, Finn was ranked #12 and Rayan #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Finn was ranked #15 and Rayan #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Finn was ranked #17 and Rayan #278 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Finn was ranked #83 and Rayan #188 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Finn was ranked #153 and Rayan #158 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Finn was ranked #3519 and Rayan #2711 among girls in England and Wales.
Finn and Rayan over time
Finn and Rayan appear together in 4 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Finn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rayan in 1.
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 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Finn and Rayan changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #153 and #158.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Finn and Rayan averaged 57.0 places apart, ending at #153 and #158.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Finn #134 in 2021, Rayan #145 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Finn held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Rayan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finn #72 in 2021, Rayan #175 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finn #83, Rayan #188.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 2002–2025
Finn held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Rayan in 4.
Highest recorded here: Finn #134 in 2021, Rayan #145 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #153, Rayan #158.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Finn held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Rayan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finn #6 in 2020, Rayan #263 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #15, Rayan #272.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2021
Finn held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rayan in 9.
Highest recorded here: Finn #2701 in 1998, Rayan #709 in 2010.
The order changed in 1999: Rayan moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2701 and #3848; by 1999 that had become #3225 and #1970.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Finn #3519, Rayan #2711.
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 | Rayan |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025) | Norway · Boys #158 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Rayan does not have one recorded yet.
- Finn and Rayan both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Finn; Rayan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #52 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Rayan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #158 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys