Finneas

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A few things about Finneas you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Finneas

Finneas O'Connell

American musician and actor (born 1997)

Choose Finneas and your child shares a first name with Finneas O'Connell, an American musician and actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Finneas, like who?” Finneas O'Connell's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 13,550 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Finneas, 126 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Finneas would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFinneas first shows up in US birth records in 2000, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearFinneas is at its all-time high right now: #1,425 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowFinneas is 30× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 400,000 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 13,550.
• 🚀TrendFinneas has climbed 291 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,425. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedFinneas is most popular in Iowa, where it ranks #571, followed by Washington (#801) and Minnesota (#807). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• 💬MeaningFinneas is an English form of Phineas, which means “the Nubian”.

About the name Finneas

Finneas is a boy name of Irish origin meaning “the Nubian”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-eas”. US birth records list Finneas for boys from 2000 to 2025, in 25 of those 26 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,425 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,425, with 126 babies.

Origin:Irish names