Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- fair-haired courageous one
- Gaelic
- Small blond soldier
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Findlay
Pronunciation
f(i)-nd-lay, fin-dlay
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4097, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #10859, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #526, 60 births); most recent 2024 (rank #1758, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 29 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #118, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #198, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 30 |
| 2016 | 41 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #541, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence