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Finn
Say it: FIN
Meaning
From Old Norse Finnr 'a Finn or Sami'.
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A common Viking-age name, revived in modern Scandinavia.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 25,602 babies given this name since 1918
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 776 boys
- 2,157 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Finnr |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | Finnur |
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Where this comes from
- Viking Age runestone inscriptions
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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