Fintan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Fintan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 41 babies (rank #483 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fintan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fintan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

578

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#797
1997	24	#682
1998	22	#750
1999	25	#685
2000	41	#483
2001	35	#550
2002	31	#638
2003	36	#621
2004	26	#826
2005	28	#835
2006	32	#800
2007	39	#718
2008	27	#972
2009	30	#911
2010	34	#860
2011	30	#949
2012	22	#1,207
2013	16	#1,480
2014	27	#1,043
2015	17	#1,468
2016	17	#1,526