Finn is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “Sámi.” In 2024 it was given to 1,791 boys in the United States.
Finn belongs to the Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “Sámi” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Finn first appears in Social Security records in 1918. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #166 in 2018, and in 2024 1,791 babies received the name — 33,229 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Finn means “Sámi” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Finn is a boy name. In 2024, 1,791 babies received the name in the US.
Finn comes from the Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition.
Finn first appears in US records in 1918. Its best-ever ranking was #166 in 2018, and 1,791 babies were given the name in 2024.
Finn is pronounced /ˈfɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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