Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 Finian
/FIN · ee · an/
Meaning
“Fair or white”
Irish Gaelic name from Fionnán, a diminutive of Fionn meaning fair or white; associated with Saint Finian of Clonard, the teacher of Ireland's Twelve Apostles.
Nicknames
finn
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Deep Irish roots with easy modern pronunciation; ages excellently as Irish names sustain global interest.
The cultural moment.
Traditional in Ireland; rising in the US alongside Finn and Finnian since the 2010s.