Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- fair-haired courageous one
Pronunciation
f(i)-nn-ley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #598, 470 births); most recent 2025 (rank #757, 340 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #1162, 207 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1512, 141 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 340 | 141 |
| 2024 | 369 | 99 |
| 2023 | 409 | 139 |
| 2022 | 470 | 177 |
| 2021 | 470 | 173 |
| 2020 | 449 | 172 |
| 2019 | 464 | 171 |
| 2018 | 438 | 207 |
| 2017 | 426 | 202 |
| 2016 | 423 | 185 |
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 2021 (rank #268, 171 births); most recent 2025 (rank #488, 79 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #3898, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | – |
| 2024 | 91 | – |
| 2023 | 121 | – |
| 2022 | 130 | – |
| 2021 | 171 | – |
| 2020 | 171 | – |
| 2019 | 139 | – |
| 2018 | 123 | – |
| 2017 | 135 | – |
| 2016 | 135 | – |
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 Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #479, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2022 (rank #590, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2021 (rank #374, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2021 (rank #145, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #397, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
| 2021 | 29 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | – |
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