Finn

Finn is a male given name: 98% of people named Finn are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Norway
US births since 1880: 18,517 male / 280 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Finn

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Finn," in English, "Guten Tag Finn," in German. Finn is a male given name: about 98% of people named Finn are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Finn,

German

Guten Tag Finn,

French

Bonjour Finn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Finn:

Chinese

Finn您好：

Japanese

Finn様

English

Hi Finn,

German

Hi Finn,

French

Salut Finn,

Spanish

Hola Finn,

Chinese

Finn你好：

Japanese

Finnさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Finn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%
Denmark	common	man's name	98%
Norway	common	man's name	98%
Sweden	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	75%
Ireland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

18,517 male · 280 female · 18,797 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Finn a male or female name?

Finn is a male given name: 98% of people named Finn are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Finn in an email?

Is Finn a unisex name?

Finn is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Finn are men. Finn leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Finn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/finn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_finn,
  title  = {Is Finn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/finn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}