Finn is a male name of Irish origin indicating “white or fair”. The popularity of Finn stems from Finn MacCool, a legendary warrior with mystical powers. Finn MacCool was portrayed as fearless hero with a giant as well as normal statute in Irish mythology.
Finn has been used as a baby name since the 19th century. Its rise to popularity was attributed by Ed Burns and Christy Turlington after they chose the name for their son.
In the US, the name Finn was first recorded as a baby name in the year 1878. The most recent data was in 2018 when it ranked 166th in popularity but the highest record ever was in 2017 with 2377 babies.
A look at social security data shows the name Finn has been recorded more than 20, 000 times from 1880-2018. Famous Finn are Finn Jones, Finn Hudson and Finn Kydland.