# Finnley (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/finnley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,151 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,658 / 2,493 (31% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,809, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rare non-standard spelling of Finley.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 2,224 |
| 2012 | 100 | 1,959 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,783 |
| 2014 | 139 | 1,566 |
| 2015 | 174 | 1,363 |
| 2016 | 185 | 1,296 |
| 2017 | 202 | 1,201 |
| 2018 | 207 | 1,165 |
| 2019 | 171 | 1,334 |
| 2020 | 172 | 1,291 |
| 2021 | 173 | 1,304 |
| 2022 | 177 | 1,328 |
| 2023 | 139 | 1,536 |
| 2024 | 100 | 1,972 |
| 2025 | 141 | 1,513 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 108 | 1,499 |
| 2012 | 121 | 1,385 |
| 2013 | 178 | 1,058 |
| 2014 | 260 | 853 |
| 2015 | 323 | 750 |
| 2016 | 423 | 631 |
| 2017 | 426 | 615 |
| 2018 | 438 | 616 |
| 2019 | 464 | 597 |
| 2020 | 449 | 611 |
| 2021 | 470 | 591 |
| 2022 | 470 | 599 |
| 2023 | 409 | 665 |
| 2024 | 371 | 715 |
| 2025 | 340 | 757 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 3,900 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 149 | 295 |
| 2012 | 166 | 281 |
| 2013 | 117 | 350 |
| 2014 | 133 | 338 |
| 2015 | 122 | 363 |
| 2016 | 135 | 349 |
| 2017 | 135 | 352 |
| 2018 | 123 | 369 |
| 2019 | 139 | 329 |
| 2020 | 171 | 277 |
| 2021 | 171 | 268 |
| 2022 | 130 | 333 |
| 2023 | 121 | 350 |
| 2024 | 91 | 442 |
| 2025 | 79 | 487 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.