Given name & surname
Finnigan
“a fair-haired man”
Finnigan is a variant of Finnegan. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Finnigan is a variant of Finnegan. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Finnigan is a variant of Finnegan. An origin associated with Finnegan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Finnigan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,353
- 1,353 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 103 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,615 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,615 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 103 in 2016. In 2025, Missouri had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 947 as a first name in 2020; 2,090 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Finnigan’s family of names
Finnigan has a related form in Finnegan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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