Finnish Name Generator

Five real Finnish names a press, from the forenames and family names most held in Finland's population register.

Finnish Name Generator

  1. SusannaWomen's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Susan.
  2. EeroMen's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Eric. Variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Erik, Erkki.
  3. HämäläinenFamily name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen.
  4. KaarinaWomen's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  5. ViljoMen's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From viljon (excellent).

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How it works

This Finnish name generator draws five names per press from 220: the 100 forenames most held by women and by men in Finland's population register, and a sample of its 20 most common family names. Finnish letters are kept: Väinö.

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Names of every generation

The register counts each forename held today or at death, first and middle names alike, so the list mixes generations: Juhani, Johannes and Olavi are in the men's top 10 and Maria, Helena and Johanna in the women's. A card gives a band, top 10, top 50 or top 100, and no count.

Family names in -nen

Choose Family names in the menu under the button for the sample of 20: 15 of them end in -nen, as Korhonen, Virtanen and Mäkinen do. Open More filters for a first letter.

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  • 62 first names add what a dictionary entry gives: Petteri comes from Pietari, Peter, and Paavo from Paavali, Paul.
  • Family names often name a place in the landscape: Virtanen holds virta, river or stream, and Järvinen holds järvi, lake.

Questions and answers

What are common Finnish names?

Juhani, Johannes, Olavi, Antero and Tapani are in the men's top 10 in Finland's population register, and Maria, Helena, Johanna, Anneli and Kaarina in the women's. The count takes in first and middle names of people living and dead.

What are common Finnish last names?

Korhonen, Virtanen, Mäkinen, Nieminen and Mäkelä are among the ten most common family names in the register. This page keeps a sample of twenty family names, and most of them end in -nen.

Do Finnish names have meanings?

Some do, and a card prints one only where the name's dictionary entry gives it. Many first names are Finnish forms of names used across Europe, as Katariina is Catherine, and many family names hold a word for a place, as Mäkinen holds mäki, hill.

Are these real Finnish names?

Yes. Every name is on the name service of Finland's Digital and Population Data Services Agency, in its lists of the most popular forenames and the most common surnames, read on 2 October 2026. Nothing is invented; only the draw is random.

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All 220 Finnish names

Family names 20

  • Hämäläinen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen.
  • Heikkilä Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -lä.
  • Heikkinen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From Heikki (Henry).
  • Heinonen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From the given name Heino + -nen.
  • Järvinen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From järvi (lake).
  • Kinnunen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen.
  • Korhonen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen.
  • Koskinen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From koski (rapids).
  • Laine Family name, top 10 in Finland.
  • Lehtinen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From lehti (leaf).
  • Lehtonen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From lehto (grove).
  • Mäkelä Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -lä. From mäki (hill).
  • Mäkinen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From mäki (hill).
  • Niemi Family name, top 20 in Finland.
  • Nieminen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From niemi (peninsula, cape of a lake).
  • Saarinen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From saari (island).
  • Salminen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From salmi (sound, strait).
  • Salo Family name, top 20 in Finland.
  • Salonen Family name, top 20 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From salo (deep forest).
  • Virtanen Family name, top 10 in Finland. Ends in -nen. From virta (river, stream).
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Women's first names 100

  • Aili Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Aino Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From ainoa (only, sole).
  • Aleksandra Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Alina Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Amanda Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Anita Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Anja Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Anna Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. In English: Ann.
  • Anne Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Anneli Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Anni Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Annika Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Annikki Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. A medieval pet form of Anna.
  • Aune Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. In English: Agnes. From Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (pure, chaste).
  • Aurora Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eeva Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Eve.
  • Eija Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eila Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Elina Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Elisabet Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Elisabeth Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Ellen Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Elli Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Elina (Helen).
  • Elsa Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Emilia Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Emily.
  • Emma Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Ester Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eveliina Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Hanna Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Hannele Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Heidi Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Helena Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Helmi Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Hilja Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Hilkka Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. A pet form of Hilda, Hilja and Hilma.
  • Hilma Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Ida Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Iida Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Ilona Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Inkeri Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Irene Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (peace).
  • Irja Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Irmeli Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Jaana Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Marjaana (Mariana).
  • Johanna Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Julia Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Kaarina Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Kaisa Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Karoliina Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Caroline.
  • Katariina Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Catherine.
  • Katri Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Katariina (Catherine).
  • Kerttu Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Kirsti Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Kristiina Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Christina.
  • Kyllikki Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Laura Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Latin laurus (laurel tree).
  • Leena Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. A vernacular form of Magdaleena, Matleena (Magdalene) and Helena.
  • Liisa Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Linnea Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Maarit Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Maija Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Mari Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. In English: Mary.
  • Maria Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Marianne Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Marika Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Marita Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Marja Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. A variant of Maria.
  • Marjatta Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. From Maria (Mary) + Marketta (Margaret).
  • Martta Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Matilda Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Minna Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Mirjam Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Olga Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Olivia Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Orvokki Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Päivi Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From päivä (day, the sun).
  • Pauliina Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Pirjo Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Pirkko Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Raija Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Riitta Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Swedish Birgitta (Bridget).
  • Ritva Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Sanna Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Sari Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Saara (Sarah).
  • Satu Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Seija Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From sees (serene, clear).
  • Sinikka Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From sini (blue) + -ikka.
  • Sirkka Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Sirpa Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Sisko Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Sofia Women's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. In English: Sophia.
  • Susanna Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Susan.
  • Tarja Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Tellervo Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Terttu Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Tiina Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Tuula Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Tuulikki Women's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From tuuli (wind) + -ikki.
  • Tyyne Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Ulla Women's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.

Men's first names 100

  • Aarne Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Aleksanteri Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Aleksi Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Latin Alexius.
  • Alexander Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Antero Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Antti Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. A vernacular form of Andreas (in English: Andrew).
  • Ari Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Armas Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Arvo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. Originally a variant of Arvi.
  • Aulis Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Daniel Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eemeli Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eemil Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Eero Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Eric. Variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Erik, Erkki.
  • Eino Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Elias Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Emil Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Ensio Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Erik Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Eric. Variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erkki.
  • Erkki Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Eric. Variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erik.
  • Esa Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Esko Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Hannu Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Johnny, Hansel. Variant of Hannes, Johannes.
  • Harri Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Heikki Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Henrik (Henry).
  • Henrik Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Ilmari Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. From ilma (air) + -ri.
  • Jaakko Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Jaakob (Jacob, James).
  • Jalmari Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Jani Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Janne Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Jari Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Jarmo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Johan Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Johannes Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. In English: John.
  • Jorma Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. A Karelian form of Jeremias.
  • Jouko Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Juha Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Juhana (John).
  • Juhani Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register. From Johannes (John).
  • Juho Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Juhani (John).
  • Jukka Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Johannes (John).
  • Jussi Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Johannes (John).
  • Kaarlo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Kalervo Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Kalevi Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Kalle Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Kari Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Karl Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Kauko Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From kauko- (far away).
  • Kristian Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Christian.
  • Lauri Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Leo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Latin leō (lion).
  • Markku Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Markus (Mark).
  • Marko Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Markus (Mark).
  • Markus Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Martti Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Martin.
  • Matias Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Matti Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Mika Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Mikael (Michael).
  • Mikael Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Mikko Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Mikael (Michael).
  • Niilo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Olavi Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Oliver Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Olli Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Olavi (Olaf).
  • Onni Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Oskari Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Otto Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Paavo Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Paavali (Paul).
  • Pauli Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Pekka Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Pentti Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Benedict. From Latin Benedictus (Benedict).
  • Pertti Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Petri Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Pietari (Peter).
  • Petteri Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. From Pietari (Peter).
  • Raimo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Reijo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Reino Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Risto Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Sakari Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Sami Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Samuel Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Samuli Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Seppo Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Tapani Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Tapio Men's first name, top 10 in Finland's population register.
  • Tauno Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Karelian tauno (peaceful, modest).
  • Timo Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register. In English: Tim.
  • Toivo Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Tuomas Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Väinö Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Valtteri Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. In English: Walter.
  • Veikko Men's first name, top 50 in Finland's population register.
  • Veli Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Vilhelm Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Vilho Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From Vilhelmi (William).
  • Viljami Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Viljo Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register. From viljon (excellent).
  • Ville Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.
  • Yrjö Men's first name, top 100 in Finland's population register.

How this list was compiled: First names: the 100 forenames most held by women and the 100 most held by men in the Finnish Name Statistics service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (https://nimipalvelu.dvv.fi/en/suosituimmat-etunimet, all decades, material updated 28 September 2026, read 2 October 2026). The service counts the forenames stored in Finland's Population Information System, first and other forenames alike, of people living and of people who have died. A card gives a band (top 10, top 50, top 100) and no place or count, because the service's terms of reuse were not read. Family names: the 20 most common surnames of the same service (https://nimipalvelu.dvv.fi/en/yleisimmat-sukunimet, read 2 October 2026), as a sample, with a band (top 10, top 20) and the ending -nen, -la or -lä where the name has one. Meanings and English forms: the name's Finnish entry in English Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org, read 2 October 2026), printed only where the entry gives an English form, a parent name or a gloss in the first paragraph of its etymology; 62 first-name cards and 13 family-name cards carry one. Where an entry gives several origins the card prints the one it gives first, and an origin the entry calls possible, a later association or a folk etymology is left off, as is a long gloss with several senses. The service can also show one decade at a time; that view was not read, so no card names a decade. Finnish letters are kept. No speaker of Finnish has read the list. Licence: Names and bands: Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Finnish Name Statistics, with credit to the Agency; the bands are our own grouping of its order. Meanings and English forms: English Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).