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Finnegan

Finnegan ranks #130 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 15 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #130 among boy dog names.
Finnegan's popularity trend

Finnegan's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.025%0.05%0.075%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
15
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#130
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+49
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 20 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Finnegan mean?
3 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Finnegan is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, "descendant of Fionnagán," a name built on fionn, meaning "fair" or "white." It carries the same bright, fair-haired association as the more familiar name Finn.

Finnegan has a lively, storytelling charm to it — a name that suits a pet with a bit of Irish luck and a personality too big for a shorter name.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Finnegan shows up

Cats named Finnegan per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

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