NameTides

Finlay

Finlay was the #2,604 boys' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #175 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Finlay as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Finlay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Finlay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,604 (50)#175 (293)#9 (216)#149 (15)#372 (10)#1,718 (12)
2024#2,476 (55)#181 (280)#11 (220)#136 (16)#520 (6)#747 (35)
2023#2,614 (50)#172 (298)#10 (231)#169 (13)#396 (9)#947 (25)
2022#2,717 (48)#220 (228)#12 (234)#156 (14)#454 (7)#727 (35)
2021#2,464 (54)#180 (293)#6 (255)#200 (11)#454 (7)#853 (29)
2020#2,546 (50)#168 (311)#9 (247)#193 (10)#556 (5)#878 (27)
2019#3,103 (38)#174 (312)#21 (201)#226 (9)#764 (3)#882 (26)
2018#2,385 (55)#156 (359)#19 (218)#215 (9)#572 (5)#835 (28)
2017#2,319 (56)#140 (413)#12 (262)#179 (13)#610 (4)#764 (32)
2016#2,335 (56)#130 (467)#14 (259)#102 (30)#713 (3)#729 (35)
2015#2,145 (64)#123 (520)#11 (277)#169 (14)#421 (8)#602 (44)
2014#3,234 (34)#99 (611)#15 (267)#124 (24)#609 (4)#587 (46)
2013#2,804 (41)#87 (691)#16 (259)#102 (30)#448 (7)#582 (46)
2012#3,059 (37)#83 (791)#13 (296)#147 (18)#616 (4)#928 (23)
2011#3,164 (35)#66 (967)#19 (281)#149 (18)#407 (9)#722 (32)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #2,145.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.
  • In 2025, 14% of US babies named Finlay were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 930common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 91very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 550common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Finlay is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Finlay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Finlay (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Finlay (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FinlayCanadaGirls—too few
FinlayCanadaBoys#1,71812
FinlayEngland & WalesGirls—too few
FinlayEngland & WalesBoys#175293
FinlayIrelandBoys#37210
FinlayNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FinlayNorthern IrelandBoys#14915
FinlayScotlandGirls—too few
FinlayScotlandBoys#9216
FinlayUSGirls#10,9178
FinlayUSBoys#2,60450