Where are all the Finns?

[Londonmummytotwo]

We're considering naming our baby boy Finn. Looking on recent baby name stats, seems there's a lot of Finn/Finleys? But I have yet to meet one (and we know lots of children through my older daughter). Is it very regional?

Scotland 😂

Maybe South East, we have quite a few Fin, Finn, Finley and Finlays at our school, including one girl called Fin.

2 in DD’s class (year 1, so 5/6yo). We’re in the Peak District

Name popularity is always regional. Some of the top 20 names are practically unheard of around me, yet some of the most popular names around here are outside the top 50 nationally. It's just how it goes.

I love Finn. Finley is ok (I prefer the Finlay spelling actually), but I prefer just Finn. I noticed Finley had risen in recent years and I was surprised by this as, around me, Finley was a lot more popular 10+ years ago than it seems to be now. It has obviously taken off again somewhere though to be top 20 again.

I've just looked up Scotland baby name stats, yes it seems there are! But Finn is actually an Irish name. But I think Finlay might be Scottish, and I suppose lots of Finlays go by Finn. Are you in Scotland, and are there lots?

Loads in the NW ….under 5s

Yes it is funny how regional it is. Where are you based? I also much prefer Finn to Finley, Finlay, Finnegan, Finbarr etc.

i Have one. He’s 18. I don’t know of many and work in a large secondary school. As you say more Finlay/ey.

I’m in Scotland and know quite a few!

I've got a lovely Finn snuggled up next to me right now.

He's actually my dog... I ran out of boys to name, but if I'd had a fourth son he'd have been called Finn. I'm glad I got to use it even if it wasn't on a baby.

It's a lovely name. I'm in Ireland and it's not uncommon here.

Lots of Fionns around me in Ireland.

Finland.
Obviously.

There’s one in my house, my 2 year old DS! Finley/Finlay shortened to Fin is much more common around here, not actually met another Finn yet. We’re in South Yorkshire.

Literally Taylor Swift’s niece is called Finn

Dozens at my DD’s nursery in the south east!

Yep, obviously lots of variations of Finlay etc, but also plenty of Gaelic crossover and lots of Irish people living here too. It’s a lovely name, and there are several in most year groups at my DCs school.

Hmm does sound like a lot of Finns spread everywhere. It's either Finn Alexander or Alexander Finn. We like both. But I think Alexander is also quite common, but to be fair its been consistently popular whereas Finn is perhaps having more of a 'moment'. Of course ultimately it shouldn't matter, we'll call him what we like!

There were two Finleys at my school about 10 years ago- they’d be 19 now. I know one who is 14. Central England.

I lnow a couple of Finlays. A 3-year-old boy in Herts, known as Finn, & a very handsome grey cat.

Are the initials okay for both? You wouldn’t want a last name starting with T or G with Finn Alexander…

Finn is a great name!

(But I seriously thought you were looking for people from Finland, in order to discuss Finnish names.)

SO many in Bristol! Including a Finlay Alexander!

I know a lot of little Finley's.
Don't know any Finns!

You mean Finland 🇫🇮

Loads in the north west - I taught 4 last year (all in the same year group) and 2 Alexander- although one went by Alex and one Xander