Are there many babys called Finn out there?

[Gemjar]

Me and DH are considering Finn, long name Finnan as a name for DS2, but i'm not sure how common it is in England. I'm sure there are quite a few in Ireland, but maybe not in Lancashire?

I don't want a name that every other kid has, but i don't want one that no one has heard of before either.

What do you think?

Lots in the Isle of Man. Often used as a name in itself, but sometimes short for Ffinlo too.

Loads and loads in London.

My friend has just had a DD named Finn, (not shortened, just Finn.)

I know several, though most of them are Finnleys who go by Finn.

Never heard of Finnan.

I know a girl called Finn too.

London - many.

Quite popular round here, about 1 in every primary class now I'd guess?

Loads and loads of Finalays, Finleys, Finns, a a Finnian and a Finton - all known as Finn - in West Yorkshire.

My DS is Finlay, we're in Scotland but not sure how common it is in England.

I hear it often and know two Fins (I think short for Finlay) born the same day last October

There are 2 in DD's nursery school class

More and more for sure. Still lovely though.

DH is dead set on an Irish name, I quite liked Finlay as the long version, but is not an Irish name whereas Finnan, Finbar (eurgh) and I think Finton all are.

Hmm it seems as though there are a lot of little Finn's out there, not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing...

btw apologies for the bad typo in the thread title, baby brain strikes again!

Finn is a popular name now. I didn't know any Finns until recently.

I think there are fewer here in Ireland. I don't know any Finleys or Finns here. I know of 3 Fionns though, but that's counting a lot of people.

I don't think Finbar is eurgh at all. . Much better than Finnan, which I've not come across ..... Finian and Fintan are other options.

Loads here too. Finn on its own is lovely.

Most older Finns in Ireland would be short for Fintan but recently it has become quite popular on it's own, not massively so still, it was the 48th most popular name in Ireland in 2009.

loads in london as others have said, i hear so many around the place about 2 years and under

I know a Fynn, a Finlay and a Fynnie all between 1 and 2

I know a Finn (9), a Fin-short-for-Findley (8ish) and a Finlay (baby), and a dog called Fynn. I really like it.

I know a Finn, it's not short for anything.
I really like it though and it was on my list (DH refused)

What about Finnian? Sounds Irish to me.....!

We have 2 Finleys and a Fintan in one year at school....

Very, very popular!