Name meaning & stats
Fynn
Fynn means “Sámi”. 1,689 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Fynns are 1.3× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“Sámi”
Spelling of Finn
Finn around the world
- Финн · Russian
- Фінн · Ukrainian
- فين · Arabic
- פין · Hebrew
- フィン · Japanese
- 菲恩 · Chinese
- Fin
Famous Finns
- Finn E. Kydland · Norwegian economist
- Finn Jones · British actor
- Finn Wittrock · American actor
Finn’s name day
- October 16 · Norway, Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
1,689 US babies were named Fynn between 1940 and 2025.
Fynn around the world
- Scotland: 144 babies since 1974, peak 2011, No. 404 in 2024
- Belgium: 201 babies since 1995, peak 2021, No. 941 in 2025
- England & Wales: 1,206 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 1,406 in 2025
- France: 30 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,933 in 2025
- New Zealand: 212 babies since 1900, peak 2009
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Fynns end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Fynns show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 26 Finns spell it Fynn
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)