NameTides

Finley

Finley was the #333 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,017 babies), and #18 in England & Wales and #211 in Canada.

Finley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • VIC
Finley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies 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.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaUS
Finley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies 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.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Victoria publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaVIC
2025#333 (1,017)#18 (1,733)#132 (34)#185 (11)#159 (32)#211 (164)#75 (98)
2024#290 (1,156)#18 (1,886)#120 (41)#89 (26)#162 (31)#213 (157)#99 (79)
2023#285 (1,178)#20 (1,844)#119 (43)#108 (23)#187 (27)#204 (160)#86 (78)
2022#281 (1,225)#21 (2,025)#100 (56)#125 (20)#164 (34)#175 (201)—
2021#265 (1,307)#19 (2,283)#97 (61)#120 (22)#178 (30)#167 (218)#96 (75)
2020#304 (1,089)#16 (2,613)#88 (64)#100 (27)#136 (44)#195 (179)—
2019#287 (1,194)#27 (1,842)#136 (42)#127 (20)#244 (19)#180 (208)—
2018#275 (1,290)#30 (1,926)#159 (34)#161 (15)#318 (13)#198 (183)—
2017#279 (1,296)#31 (1,944)#172 (33)#132 (20)#374 (10)#189 (202)—
2016#287 (1,253)#35 (2,022)#153 (38)#253 (7)#353 (11)#200 (185)—
2015#326 (1,060)#36 (1,978)#176 (33)#187 (12)#459 (7)#219 (168)—
2014#376 (834)#36 (2,115)#160 (37)#213 (10)#428 (8)#287 (119)—
2013#483 (571)#34 (2,154)#159 (35)#244 (7)#352 (11)#303 (108)—
2012#545 (478)#34 (2,248)#191 (29)#204 (10)#336 (12)#342 (88)—
2011#510 (507)#34 (2,245)#304 (12)#261 (6)#623 (4)#344 (87)—

Finley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Finley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Finley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#415 (753)#3,705 (6)——#582 (52)
2024#363 (862)#3,319 (7)——#527 (57)
2023#282 (1,113)———#519 (56)
2022#218 (1,367)#3,534 (6)——#455 (65)
2021#211 (1,414)#2,942 (8)——#373 (86)
2020#201 (1,442)#2,843 (8)——#401 (77)
2019#188 (1,575)#5,591 (3)——#437 (75)
2018#165 (1,755)#2,674 (9)——#339 (97)
2017#159 (1,866)#3,583 (6)—#873 (3)#299 (109)
2016#191 (1,727)#5,785 (3)——#312 (107)
2015#204 (1,602)#5,730 (3)——#329 (103)
2014#223 (1,510)#2,862 (8)——#384 (87)
2013#292 (1,093)———#462 (69)
2012#349 (913)#4,838 (4)——#604 (48)
2011#364 (880)#3,549 (6)——#527 (58)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #265.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 43% of US babies named Finley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 160very common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 580common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 750common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 740common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 970common
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Finley is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 1,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Finley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #91MEWisconsin: #204WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #169NHWashington: #196WAIdaho: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #193MNIllinois: #306ILMichigan: #225MINew York: #338NYMassachusetts: #264MAOregon: #143ORNevada: #299NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #310IAIndiana: #239INOhio: #333OHPennsylvania: #324PANew Jersey: #396NJConnecticut: #238CTRhode Island: #200RICalifornia: #482CAUtah: #316UTColorado: #305CONebraska: #266NEMissouri: #272MOKentucky: #281KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #269VAMaryland: #268MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #491AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #386KSArkansas: #199ARTennessee: #311TNNorth Carolina: #230NCSouth Carolina: #243SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #464OKLouisiana: #401LAMississippi: #415MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #499GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #708TXFlorida: #356FL
Finley (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#20767
Quebec2025#42710

Finley (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
FinleyCanadaGirls#58252
FinleyCanadaBoys#211164
FinleyEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
FinleyEngland & WalesBoys#181,733
FinleyIrelandGirls—too few
FinleyIrelandBoys#15932
FinleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FinleyNorthern IrelandBoys#18511
FinleyScotlandGirls—too few
FinleyScotlandBoys#13234
FinleyUSGirls#415753
FinleyUSBoys#3331,017
FinleyVICBoys#7598