Finis
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #431 in 1881
0 babies were named Finis in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryFinis has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Finiss, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1881, when it reached #431.
About the name Finis
Finis is a boy name of Italian origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-nis”. US birth records list Finis for boys from 1880 to 2009, in 106 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #431 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Italian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 90 | 11,062 boys |
| 1890s | 59 | 16,846 boys |
| 1900s | 71 | 14,092 boys |
| 1910s | 57 | 17,578 boys |
| 1920s | 48 | 20,825 boys |
| 1930s | 35 | 28,474 boys |
| 1940s | 19 | 52,632 boys |
| 1950s | 9.4 | 106,610 boys |
| 1960s | 4.9 | 203,666 boys |
| 1970s | 4.1 | 243,902 boys |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 561,798 boys |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 934,579 boys |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 4,000,000 boys |
More Italian boy names
- Unisex name: Luca · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Unisex name: Luka · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leonardo · brave as a lion
- Boy name: Emiliano · rival, striving
- Boy name: Lorenzo · from Laurentum
- Unisex name: Giovanni · God is gracious
- Boy name: Matteo · gift of God
Questions about the name Finis
What is the origin of the name Finis?
Finis has Italian roots in our records. Other Italian names include Luca, Leo, Luka.
Is Finis a boy or girl name?
Finis is a boy name.
How popular is the name Finis?
Finis is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #431 in 1881.