Finnegan: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Finnegan is often referred to Fionn mac Cumhaill, a popular mythological Irish hero known for his wisdom and strength.

Finnegan Overview

Meaning

White, fair, fair-haired

Gender

Boy

Origin

Irish

Etymology

Derived from the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, meaning “descendant of Fionnagán,” with Fionnagán being a diminutive of the given name Fionn, which means “fair-haired”.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪnɪɡən/

Popularity

Finnegan has gained popularity, particularly in the United States and Ireland. In 2023, it ranked #492 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Traditional, Cool, Classic, Vintage

Associated Traits

Charming, humorous, fair, adventurous

Name Day

April 26th

Finnegan Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Finnegen, Finnigan, Finigan, Finegan, Fionnagán, Fionn

Common Nicknames

Finn, Fin, Egan, Gan, Finny, Fino, Finster

Diminutives

Finny, Fino, Finnie, Finnie-boy, Finlet

Famous People

Christian Finnegan
(American Comedian)
Cortland Finnegan
(American Football Player)
Finnegan Biden
(American Family Member)
Finnegan Oldfield
(French-British Actor)
Sarah Finnegan
(American Gymnast)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Finnegan
("Star Trek: The Original Series," TV Series)
Finnegan O'Neill
("The Boondock Saints," Film)
Finnegan
("The Bold and the Beautiful," TV Series)
"Finnegans Wake"
(Novel by James Joyce)

Places

Finnegan Community
(Alberta, Canada)
Finnegan Lake
(Wisconsin, USA)
Finnegan Lake
(Ontario, Canada)

What Is the Meaning of Finnegan?

Finnegan means “white,” “fair,” or “fair-haired,” highlighting a sense of brightness and purity.

What Is the Origin of The Name Finnegan?

Finnegan originates from the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, which means “descendant of Fionnagán.”

Finnegan Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Finnegan in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4462022	#4922023
Top 3 Rankings	#3772021	#3922016	#4042015

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Finnegan

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	492 (-46 from 2022)	608 (-89 from 2022)	0.03320
2022	446 (-69 from 2021)	697 (-163 from 2021)	0.03721
2021	377 (+32 from 2020)	860 (+137 from 2020)	0.04590
2020	409 (+21 from 2019)	723 (+10 from 2019)	0.03909
2019	430 (-18 from 2018)	713 (-57 from 2018)	0.03710
2018	412 (-2 from 2017)	770 (+8 from 2017)	0.03961
2017	410 (-18 from 2016)	762 (-54 from 2016)	0.03850
2016	392 (+12 from 2015)	816 (+51 from 2015)	0.04028
2015	404 (+60 from 2014)	765 (+133 from 2014)	0.03742
2014	464 (-5 from 2013)	632 (+22 from 2013)	0.03084
2013	459 (+30 from 2012)	610 (+62 from 2012)	0.03019
2012	489 (-9 from 2011)	548 (-2 from 2011)	0.02701
2011	480 (+64 from 2010)	550 (+83 from 2010)	0.02707
2010	544 (+1 from 2009)	467 (-17 from 2009)	0.02273
2009	545 (+104 from 2008)	484 (+107 from 2008)	0.02282
2008	649 (+5 from 2007)	377 (+11 from 2007)	0.01729
2007	654 (+130 from 2006)	366 (+102 from 2006)	0.01652
2006	784 (+104 from 2005)	264 (+60 from 2005)	0.01204
2005	888 (+207 from 2004)	204 (+60 from 2004)	0.00959
2004	1095 (-5 from 2003)	144 (+2 from 2003)	0.00681
2003	1090 (+618 from 2002)	142 (+74 from 2002)	0.00676
2002	1708 (-79 from 2001)	68 (-4 from 2001)	0.00329
2001	1629 (-200 from 2000)	72 (-14 from 2000)	0.00348
2000	1429 (+834 from 1999)	86 (+46 from 1999)	0.00412
1999	2263 (+829 from 1998)	40 (+15 from 1998)	0.00196
1998	3092 (+5018 from 1997)	25 (+19 from 1997)	0.00123
1997	8110 (+903 from 1996)	6 (+1 from 1996)	0.00030
1996	9013 (-2021 from 1995)	5 (-2 from 1995)	0.00025
1995	6992 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00035
1994	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1993	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1992	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1991	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1990	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1989	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1988	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1987	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1986	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1985	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1984	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1983	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1982	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1981	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1980	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1979	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1978	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1977	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1976	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1975	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1974	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1973	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1972	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1971	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1970	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1969	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1963	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Finnegan

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#5482021

#5872022

#7962023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#1902021

#2402022

#3162023

New York (NY)

#3232021

#3592022

#5162023

Illinois (IL)

#4122021

#3402022

#3072023

Ohio (OH)

#2642021

#2742022

#3152023

Washington (WA)

#2532021

#3572022

#3462023

Minnesota (MN)

#1672021

#2952022

#3172023

Michigan (MI)

#2692021

#2532022

#3222023

Massachusetts (MA)

#2082021

#3352022

#2712023

Florida (FL)

#5012021

#7992022

#7982023

Texas (TX)

#8192021

#10392022

#8632023

Virginia (VA)

#3192021

#4532022

#5252023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3042021

#3452022

#2592023

Missouri (MO)

#2852021

#2922022

#3582023

North Carolina (NC)

#5102021

#5512022

#3892023

Colorado (CO)

#2442021

#3362022

#3522023

New Jersey (NJ)

#3002021

#4092022

#3932023

Indiana (IN)

#3172021

#4402022

#6652023

Oregon (OR)

#3152021

#3322022

#4032023

Maryland (MD)

#3502021

#3922022

#7322023

Maine (ME)

#1162021

#1242022

#1282023

Arizona (AZ)

#4912021

#6422022

#8552023

Georgia (GA)

#6462021

#12482022

#9272023

Iowa (IA)

#2902021

#4352022

#3112023

Kansas (KS)

#2972021

#3032022

#5362023

Connecticut (CT)

#3602021

#4132022

#4422023

Tennessee (TN)

#4862021

#5812022

#5832023

Utah (UT)

#4392021

#3222022

#4802023

New Hampshire (NH)

#852021

#1132022

#2442023

Nebraska (NE)

#2552020

#2592022

#3042023

South Carolina (SC)

#5142021

#4592022

#6612023

Kentucky (KY)

#5032021

#5512022

#5572023

Idaho (ID)

#1422020

#4352021

#2662022

Vermont (VT)

#1082019

#1152021

#1112023

Oklahoma (OK)

#6242019

#6272022

#6452023

Montana (MT)

#1812021

#1562022

#2402023

Alabama (AL)

#7222014

#6502016

#5962017

Louisiana (LA)

#6262011

#8272012

#8492021

West Virginia (WV)

#3502017

#3092021

#3532022

Alaska (AK)

#2142017

#1892019

#1872022

District of Columbia (DC)

#2372010

#2652016

#2352019

Delaware (DE)

#2162015

#1332017

Rhode Island (RI)

#2052009

#2122019

South Dakota (SD)

#2562012

#2732021

Nevada (NV)

#4752016

Arkansas (AR)

#5722017

Hawaii (HI)

#2662019

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Finnegan a Name for Boys or Girls?

Generally, Finnegan is considered a boys’ name. The strong Gaelic origins and the meaning of brightness and fairness resonate more with masculine traits.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Finnegan

Meaning: Fair, white
Origin: IrishFinn
Meaning: Fair warrior, courageous one, fair hero
Origin: Scottish, IrishFinley
Finnian
Finbar
Fintan
Fionn
Flynn
Fionan
Finnen
Phinean

Finnegan in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Christian Finnegan (Comedian, 1973): An American comedian and actor known for his stand-up specials and appearances on "Chappelle's Show."
Cortland Finnegan (Football Player, 1984): A former NFL cornerback recognized for his career with the Tennessee Titans and his aggressive playing style.
Finnegan Biden (Family Member, 2000): The granddaughter of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Finnegan Oldfield (Actor, 1991): A French-British actor noted for his roles in French cinema.
Sarah Finnegan (Gymnast, 1996): An American gymnast who competed for the University of Missouri and has won multiple collegiate championships.

Meaning: Fair warrior, courageous one, fair hero
Origin: Scottish, IrishFinley
Meaning: Strong lord
Origin: WelshGriffin
Finian
Finnick
Flynn
Finlay
Finnigan
Meaning: Fair, white
Origin: IrishFinn
Finnbar
Finan

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