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Finnian

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What official birth registration shows about Finnian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #596 to #1879.200020052010201520202025#596#1879
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#755
1997#725
1998#657
1999#596
2000#624
2001#617
2002#671
2003#813
2004#760
2005#788
2006#793
2007#952
2008#1085
2009#1175
2010#1029
2011#958
2012#1021
2013#1706
2014#1327
2015#1186
2016#1363
2017#1627
2018#1132
2019#1083
2020#1051
2021#907
2022#1879
2023#1309
2024#1595
2025#1307

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

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 37 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1307 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #192 in Republic of Ireland in 1986.

Finnian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#130721HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#159516HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#130920HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#187912HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#90733HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#108325HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#113224HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#118622HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#170613HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#102127HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#95829HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#102927HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#117521HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#108523HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#95226HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#78830HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#76029HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#81325HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#67129HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#61730HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#62429HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#59630HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#65726HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#72522HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#75520HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3195HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5086HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4447HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3547HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3227HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3376HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2499HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2417HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#2617HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2955HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2635HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3024HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2984HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2784HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#19211HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2346HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2526HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#2323HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Finnian is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Finnian, between 1964 and 2025, in 44 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1986England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 201219642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202537#192 in 1986
England and Wales1996–202530#596 in 1999
Northern Ireland2010–20208#311 in 2012

Its high point came 26 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1986) than in Northern Ireland (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1964; it appears again in 1974.

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What is known about Finnian

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #192 in Republic of Ireland in 1986. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.