Fun Facts About the Name Finnick
- More than 1 thousand babies named Finnick: U.S. records list 1,464 babies given the name Finnick from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Finnick Mean?
Finnick is a masculine given name used in English. Its derivation is not firmly established, and more than one explanation is possible. It is most often linked to the name Finn, which comes from Irish Fionn, meaning "fair" or "white," or from the Old Norse name Finnr. On that view, the ending -ick would be a diminutive or familiar suffix.
A separate possibility is that Finnick is an English surname used as a first name, in which case it would not be a diminutive of Finn at all. Because these explanations rest on similarity of form rather than on a documented line of development, the meaning of Finnick cannot be given with confidence.
Finnick Name History & Origins
Finnick is found in English as a surname and, less commonly, as a personal name. It sits within the broad group of names built on the element Finn, alongside Finn, Finley, and Finnegan, though a shared element does not by itself prove a shared origin.
The name gained wide visibility through Finnick Odair in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games books and their film adaptations. A prominent use in fiction is not the same as a name's earliest appearance, and it does not on its own establish where or when the name arose.
How Popular is the Name Finnick?
Finnick has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,235 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,437 | 125 | 0.0073% |
| 2024 | #1,378 | 136 | 0.0079% |
| 2023 | #1,235 | 159 | 0.0093% |
| 2022 | #1,288 | 148 | 0.0085% |
| 2021 | #1,310 | 143 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,708 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 2019 | #1,627 | 101 | 0.0056% |
| 2018 | #1,267 | 145 | 0.0080% |
| 2017 | #1,238 | 148 | 0.0080% |
| 2016 | #1,243 | 150 | 0.0079% |
| 2015 | #2,331 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #3,003 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #5,750 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #8,379 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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