Finley
Girl and boy name
Finley meaning
Variant of Finlay, which means “fair warrior/hero”
Finley at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #290 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #364 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- warrior
- hero
Finley popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1910 | #822 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,275 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,910 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 2000 | #2,476 | 38 |
| 2010 | #596 | 419 |
| 2020 | #305 | 1,088 |
| 2021 | #265 | 1,307 |
| 2024 | #290 | 1,153 |
All 134 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1881 | #563 | 10 |
| 1882 | #489 | 14 |
| 1883 | #720 | 7 |
| 1884 | #613 | 10 |
| 1885 | #700 | 8 |
| 1886 | #845 | 6 |
| 1887 | #752 | 7 |
| 1888 | #755 | 8 |
| 1889 | #974 | 5 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1894 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
| 1897 | #725 | 9 |
| 1898 | #701 | 10 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1901 | #779 | 8 |
| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1905 | #741 | 11 |
| 1906 | #852 | 9 |
| 1907 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1908 | #825 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1910 | #822 | 14 |
| 1911 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1912 | #1,174 | 16 |
| 1913 | #871 | 31 |
| 1914 | #1,054 | 29 |
| 1915 | #941 | 44 |
| 1916 | #998 | 41 |
| 1917 | #839 | 58 |
| 1918 | #1,035 | 42 |
| 1919 | #1,047 | 42 |
| 1920 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1921 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1922 | #1,158 | 38 |
| 1923 | #1,141 | 39 |
| 1924 | #1,187 | 37 |
| 1925 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1926 | #1,192 | 36 |
| 1927 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1928 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1929 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1931 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1933 | #1,251 | 28 |
| 1934 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1935 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1936 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1937 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1938 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1939 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,275 | 28 |
| 1941 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1942 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1943 | #1,280 | 29 |
| 1944 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1945 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1946 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1947 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1948 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1949 | #1,668 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1951 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1952 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1953 | #1,764 | 19 |
| 1954 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1955 | #1,572 | 24 |
| 1956 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1957 | #1,715 | 22 |
| 1958 | #1,484 | 28 |
| 1959 | #2,110 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,910 | 18 |
| 1961 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1962 | #2,503 | 11 |
| 1963 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1964 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1965 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1966 | #2,782 | 9 |
| 1967 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1968 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1969 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1971 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1972 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1973 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1975 | #4,306 | 7 |
| 1976 | #4,420 | 7 |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1979 | #3,356 | 12 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1981 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1984 | #4,972 | 7 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1988 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1989 | #4,526 | 11 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1992 | #6,129 | 8 |
| 1994 | #5,867 | 9 |
| 1995 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 15 |
| 1997 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1998 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1999 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,476 | 38 |
| 2001 | #2,681 | 35 |
| 2002 | #2,403 | 42 |
| 2003 | #1,673 | 74 |
| 2004 | #1,245 | 121 |
| 2005 | #1,170 | 136 |
| 2006 | #891 | 220 |
| 2007 | #793 | 272 |
| 2008 | #824 | 266 |
| 2009 | #716 | 331 |
| 2010 | #596 | 419 |
| 2011 | #510 | 507 |
| 2012 | #545 | 478 |
| 2013 | #483 | 571 |
| 2014 | #375 | 834 |
| 2015 | #326 | 1,060 |
| 2016 | #287 | 1,253 |
| 2017 | #279 | 1,296 |
| 2018 | #275 | 1,290 |
| 2019 | #287 | 1,194 |
| 2020 | #305 | 1,088 |
| 2021 | #265 | 1,307 |
| 2022 | #281 | 1,225 |
| 2023 | #285 | 1,178 |
| 2024 | #290 | 1,153 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #12,360 | 5 |
| 2000 | #6,207 | 17 |
| 2010 | #408 | 780 |
| 2017 | #159 | 1,866 |
| 2020 | #201 | 1,442 |
| 2024 | #364 | 858 |
All 32 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #12,360 | 5 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 |
| 1996 | #10,568 | 7 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,207 | 17 |
| 2001 | #8,757 | 11 |
| 2002 | #4,498 | 27 |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 |
| 2004 | #1,273 | 168 |
| 2005 | #985 | 248 |
| 2006 | #913 | 289 |
| 2007 | #815 | 352 |
| 2008 | #662 | 463 |
| 2009 | #525 | 576 |
| 2010 | #408 | 780 |
| 2011 | #364 | 880 |
| 2012 | #349 | 913 |
| 2013 | #292 | 1,093 |
| 2014 | #223 | 1,510 |
| 2015 | #204 | 1,602 |
| 2016 | #191 | 1,727 |
| 2017 | #159 | 1,866 |
| 2018 | #165 | 1,755 |
| 2019 | #188 | 1,575 |
| 2020 | #201 | 1,442 |
| 2021 | #211 | 1,414 |
| 2022 | #218 | 1,367 |
| 2023 | #282 | 1,112 |
| 2024 | #364 | 858 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Finley” (revision 90752640), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Finlay” (revision 92414543), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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