Boy’s name · English

Finch

How to say it: FINCH · /ˈfɪntʃ/

From English word for the finch bird - recent surname-to-first-name nature choice.

Finch was the 5,008th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 15 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 5% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,973 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#5,008for boys in 2025
1 in 221,022US babies
15born in 2025
#3,973projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Finch
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#5,008
Babies born in 202515
Share of births1 in 221,022
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+5%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,973

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Finch is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 10 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Fin

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Finch is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

Good to know

  • Finch as a first name evokes Atticus Finch, the iconic moral-hero lawyer of To Kill a Mockingbird

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