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Finian

male

Finian.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #155 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #1703 to #4789.1996199719981999200020012003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021#1703#4789
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1765
1997#2859
1998#2074
1999#1850
2000#1703
2001#1746
2003#2470
2004#3651
2005#1991
2006#1892
2007#1756
2008#2276
2009#2318
2010#2400
2011#2613
2012#2721
2013#4685
2014#3362
2015#3908
2016#3079
2017#3996
2018#2259
2019#4702
2020#2682
2021#4789

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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