Finley
#415 for girls in 2025, 753 births · #333 for boys in 2025, 1,017 births
Given to girls 54.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2017 · 1,866 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 22,908since 1989
Finley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #415 | 753 | #333 | 1,017 |
| 2024 | #363 | 862 | #290 | 1,156 |
| 2023 | #282 | 1,113 | #285 | 1,178 |
| 2022 | #218 | 1,367 | #281 | 1,225 |
| 2021 | #211 | 1,414 | #265 | 1,307 |
| 2020 | #201 | 1,442 | #304 | 1,089 |
| 2019 | #188 | 1,575 | #287 | 1,194 |
| 2018 | #165 | 1,755 | #275 | 1,290 |
| 2017 | #159 | 1,866 | #279 | 1,296 |
| 2016 | #191 | 1,727 | #287 | 1,253 |
| 2015 | #204 | 1,602 | #326 | 1,060 |
| 2014 | #223 | 1,510 | #376 | 834 |
| 2013 | #292 | 1,093 | #483 | 571 |
| 2012 | #349 | 913 | #545 | 478 |
| 2011 | #364 | 880 | #510 | 507 |
| 2010 | #408 | 780 | #596 | 419 |
| 2009 | #525 | 576 | #717 | 331 |
| 2008 | #662 | 463 | #824 | 266 |
| 2007 | #816 | 352 | #793 | 272 |
| 2006 | #913 | 289 | #891 | 220 |
| 2005 | #985 | 248 | #1,170 | 136 |
| 2004 | #1,273 | 168 | #1,246 | 121 |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | #1,673 | 74 |
| 2002 | #4,498 | 27 | #2,403 | 42 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #2,681 | 35 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #2,476 | 38 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #4,509 | 8 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,495 | 8 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,243 | 17 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,813 | 12 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,910 | 18 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,483 | 28 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,715 | 22 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,572 | 24 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,615 | 22 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,667 | 20 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,557 | 21 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,139 | 33 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,282 | 27 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,280 | 29 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,193 | 34 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,275 | 28 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,238 | 28 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,505 | 20 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,251 | 28 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,175 | 33 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,330 | 29 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,523 | 23 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,125 | 39 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,060 | 44 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,192 | 36 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,201 | 35 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,187 | 37 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,158 | 38 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,199 | 36 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,089 | 42 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,047 | 42 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,035 | 42 | |
| 1917 | — | #839 | 58 | |
| 1916 | — | #998 | 41 | |
| 1915 | — | #941 | 44 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,054 | 29 | |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Finley! It came in at #12,362, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1989–1995, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Finley is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#35 · 1 in 146
- Wyoming#61 · 1 in 143
- South Dakota#80 · 1 in 264
- Vermont#84 · 1 in 198
- Iowa#89 · 1 in 384
Best ever in a state: #16 in Montana, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #35 | 17 | 1 in 146 |
| Wyoming | #61 | 6 | 1 in 143 |
| South Dakota | #80 | 10 | 1 in 264 |
| Vermont | #84 | 5 | 1 in 198 |
| Iowa | #89 | 30 | 1 in 384 |
| West Virginia | #94 | 16 | 1 in 340 |
| Missouri | #99 | 53 | 1 in 462 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 31 | 1 in 477 |
| Wisconsin | #115 | 43 | 1 in 483 |
| Alabama | #120 | 35 | 1 in 535 |
| Delaware | #120 | 7 | 1 in 334 |
| Kansas | #132 | 22 | 1 in 520 |
| New Hampshire | #135 | 8 | 1 in 432 |
| Minnesota | #140 | 38 | 1 in 570 |
| Indiana | #141 | 43 | 1 in 651 |
| South Carolina | #141 | 29 | 1 in 597 |
| Nebraska | #144 | 14 | 1 in 508 |
| Colorado | #151 | 34 | 1 in 634 |
| Tennessee | #152 | 45 | 1 in 675 |
| Arkansas | #158 | 17 | 1 in 608 |
| Oregon | #162 | 21 | 1 in 623 |
| North Carolina | #163 | 61 | 1 in 715 |
| Washington | #163 | 43 | 1 in 677 |
| Maine | #172 | 6 | 1 in 532 |
| Idaho | #180 | 10 | 1 in 611 |
| Kentucky | #182 | 24 | 1 in 704 |
| Utah | #182 | 22 | 1 in 732 |
| Virginia | #184 | 42 | 1 in 813 |
| Mississippi | #190 | 15 | 1 in 676 |
| Connecticut | #192 | 14 | 1 in 804 |
| Ohio | #195 | 58 | 1 in 826 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 560 |
| Georgia | #202 | 51 | 1 in 872 |
| Massachusetts | #207 | 27 | 1 in 884 |
| Illinois | #226 | 48 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Louisiana | #237 | 21 | 1 in 881 |
| Maryland | #238 | 24 | 1 in 930 |
| Florida | #243 | 70 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Arizona | #244 | 27 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Pennsylvania | #246 | 46 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Michigan | #297 | 31 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Texas | #304 | 106 | 1 in 1,443 |
| California | #372 | 96 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Nevada | #429 | 6 | 1 in 1,625 |
| New Jersey | #465 | 17 | 1 in 2,049 |
| New York | #471 | 37 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Finley
- 52 spots since 2024 (#363 → #415)
- 214 spots since 2020 (#201 → #415)
- 211 spots since 2015 (#204 → #415)
- Biggest jump: 288 spots in 2005 (#1,273 → #985)
- Biggest drop: 81 spots in 2024 (#282 → #363)
- Debuted 1989
- Peaked 2017 at #159 (1,866 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2005–2025
- Highest: 1 in 925 girls born in 2017 were named Finley (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,134 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 59.8% of all girls named Finley (13,701) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | #12,362 (1989) | #12,362 |
| 1990s | 57 | #5,424 (1999) | #9,846 |
| 2000s | 2,194 | #525 (2009) | #2,799 |
| 2010s | 13,701 | #159 (2017) | #254 |
| 2020s | 6,951 | #201 (2020) | #282 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Finley in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,121 of them was named Finley, which outranked 98.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,585 of them was named Finley, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #301Dante1,110
- #302Jensen1,100
- #303Cruz1,098
- #304Finley1,089
- #304Brady1,089
- #306Anderson1,083
- #306Joaquin1,083
- #308Gunner1,071
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.