Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Fair Haired One
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Finley
Pronunciation
f(i)-nley, fin-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #265, 1,307 births); most recent 2025 (rank #333, 1,017 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #159, 1,866 births); most recent 2025 (rank #415, 753 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,017 | 753 |
| 2024 | 1,153 | 858 |
| 2023 | 1,178 | 1,112 |
| 2022 | 1,225 | 1,367 |
| 2021 | 1,307 | 1,414 |
| 2020 | 1,088 | 1,442 |
| 2019 | 1,194 | 1,575 |
| 2018 | 1,290 | 1,755 |
| 2017 | 1,296 | 1,866 |
| 2016 | 1,253 | 1,727 |
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 2020 (rank #16, 2,613 births); most recent 2025 (rank #18, 1,733 births)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #998, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,733 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1,886 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1,844 | – |
| 2022 | 2,025 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2,283 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2,613 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1,842 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1,926 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1,944 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2,022 | 3 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3386, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #137, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #154, 32 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | – |
| 2024 | 31 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016 | 11 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #88, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #132, 34 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | – |
| 2024 | 41 | – |
| 2023 | 43 | – |
| 2022 | 56 | – |
| 2021 | 61 | – |
| 2020 | 64 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | – |
| 2018 | 34 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | – |
| 2016 | 38 | – |
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 Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #100, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #185, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #119, 39 births); most recent 2023 (rank #116, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #129, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 13 |
| 2022 | 29 | 15 |
| 2021 | 33 | 21 |
| 2020 | 36 | 12 |
| 2019 | 34 | 11 |
| 2018 | 26 | 12 |
| 2017 | 39 | 15 |
| 2016 | 33 | 26 |
| 2015 | 27 | 11 |
| 2014 | 27 | 13 |
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