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Finn vs Syed

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

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Finn was ranked #17 and Syed #268 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Finn was ranked #83 and Syed #136 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Finn was ranked #153 and Syed #346 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2010, Finn was ranked #4688 and Syed #3533 among girls in England and Wales.

Finn and Syed over time

Finn and Syed appear together in 3 published lists, across 122 years of shared records. Finn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Syed in 0.

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.

Syed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Finn in 1. 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 2000, Finn moved ahead of Syed in England and Wales · Boys — #140 and #136 the year before became #135 and #156.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Finn and Syed averaged 53.0 places apart, ending at #83 and #136.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Finn and Syed were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #153 and #346.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1945–2025

    Finn held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Syed in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #31 in 1945, Syed #252 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Finn #153, Syed #346.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1994–2025

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

    Highest recorded here: Finn #6 in 2020, Syed #261 in 1997.

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

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

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Finn held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Syed in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Finn #72 in 2021, Syed #136 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2000: Finn moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #140 and #136; by 2000 that had become #135 and #156.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Finn #83, Syed #136.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Finn, Syed
FieldFinnSyed
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
Syllables11
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025)Norway · Boys #346 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Syed does not have one recorded yet.
  • Finn and Syed both have 1 syllable.
  • A meaning is recorded for Finn; Syed doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

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 #52 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Syed

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #311 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #136 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #346 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys