Finnegan

Boy name

Finnegan has been given to 13,115 babies in the U.S. since 1995. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #526 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Irish Ó Fionnagáin (“descendant of Fionnagán”). Fionnagán is a given name that descends from Old Irish Finnacán, which is typically anglicised as Finnegan itself.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

13,115

Peak year

2021 (865 babies)

Rank in 2025

#526 for boys

First recorded

1995

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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