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Fynn

Masculine · “fair”

Fynn is given to both — 1,600 boys and 89 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

2000high 2022
#2183 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare65 boys in 2025

Fynn respells Finn — fair or white, in Irish — and Fionn mac Cumhaill got his wisdom from a burnt thumb.

How old is the name Fynn?

Fynn first appears in US birth records in 2000 — 25 years ago. The typical Fynn is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,600 people named Fynn are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Fynn most popular?

Fynn peaked in 2020, reaching #1478 nationally. Today it ranks #2183, 705 places below that high. See the whole 2020 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Fynn

Fionn burned his thumb cooking the salmon of knowledge for another man and sucked it, taking the wisdom for himself; ever after he had only to bite the thumb to know anything. The name is standard in Ireland and, as Fynn, in Germany. It appears in American records in current use.

Meaning

fair, white, bright

From the Irish fionn, 'fair' or 'white'. Fionn mac Cumhaill was said to have been named for his hair. A separate German Fynn descends from Finn, a Frisian short form. The Irish is ordinary and the reading undisputed.

How the name formed

  1. fionn
  2. Finn
  3. Fynn

Related forms: Fionn · Finn · Fynn

Pronouncing Fynn

FIN

One syllable. Fynn and Finn are homophones; only the spelling differs.

Nicknames for Fynn

Moderate

FynnieThe affectionate stretch, used inside families rather than generally
FThe initial alone, common where a short name wants shortening further
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 2000–20251185901186520002025

US babies named Fynn per year from 2000 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#14782000s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
2000
Most boys named
2022118 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1478reached in 2020
Change vs 2024
−20.7%65 in 2025, from 82
Fynn sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2022, with 118 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Fynn in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Fionn in Irish — related form
  • Finn in English — spelling variant
  • Fynn in German — same name

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida, Texas.

Fynns among us

1,600

people named Fynn are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 26,278 born in 2025 was named Fynn

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Fynn

#2183
Fynn on the 2025 chart
#205
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Fynn went to 65 boys in 2025, but Finn and Fin are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 1,778, which makes it the 205th most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,978 places above the chart.

  • Finn1,702
  • Fynn65
  • Fin11

About 1 boy in 961 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 26,278 for Fynn itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Raj test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Fynn's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Raj climbed just as high around 2003, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Raj's path sketches the road Fynn is walking now.

40%chance Fynn will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Fynn, aligned on its peakRaj· peak 2003not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+20 yrsRaj · #4220Fynn today
Fynn today is about where Raj stood in 2008 — 5 years past a #1478-sized peak. By 2023, Raj had settled around #4220.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Fynn sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Fynn is headed

20002030

US babies named Fynn per year, 2000 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Fynn should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady-14% by 2030projected around #2,540 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Fynn beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Fynn in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Fynnthis name65#2183Eastyn65#2183Matheus65#2183Cylas65#2183Carsen65#2183

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • The salmon-of-knowledge story is a first-rate piece of Irish myth.
  • The fair meaning is concrete and undisputed.
  • One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
What to consider
  • Finn is overwhelmingly the standard spelling.
  • It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
  • The y spelling reads as German to some.

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Frequently asked

How many Fynns are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Fynn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Fynn?
Fynn is one of 3 recorded spellings. Finn is the more common one — 1,702 births in 2025 against 65 for Fynn.
How popular is the name Fynn in 2025?
Fynn ranks #2183 among US boy names in 2025, with 65 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Fynn?
About 1 in every 26,278 US boys born in 2025 was named Fynn — 65 in all.
Will my child share the name Fynn with classmates?
Fynn will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Fynn

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Eastyn#2183 · Matheus#2183 · Cylas#2183 · Carsen#2183 · Lyndon#2183 · Chet#2183 · Buckley#2183 · Amaris#2183

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