boy (SSA Category)Irish Origin

Fintan

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“White fire or white bull”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:FIN-tuhn

IPA (US English):/ˈfɪntən/

Source: Wiktionary IPA Linguistic Transcription

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Peak Popularity201027 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#692512 births in 2025

Total US Registrations432Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 2000 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2010 (27 births)

Earliest RecordYear 2000

Recent 2025 Level12 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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