Finnley

#1,512 for girls in 2025, 141 births · #757 for boys in 2025, 340 births
Given to boys 69.4% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · boys
2021 · 470 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,658
since 1999

Finnley over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #1,162, 2018girlsboysat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,512141#757340
2024#1,966100#715371
2023#1,534139#664409
2022#1,325177#598470
2021#1,304173#591470
2020#1,291172#610449
2019#1,332171#597464
2018#1,162207#615438
2017#1,201202#615426
2016#1,294185#631423
2015#1,362174#749323
2014#1,562139#853260
2013#1,775115#1,058178
2012#1,955100#1,383121
2011#2,21685#1,495108
2010#2,75264#1,503108
2009#3,94439#1,68893
2008#3,93640#2,06267
2007#5,37726#2,86841
2006#6,84018#3,88825
2005#7,50015#3,24131
2004#16,0995#5,24615
2003—#4,81516
2002#13,5956#10,6675
2001——
2000——
1999—#7,8747
1998——
1997——
1996——
1995——
1994——
1993——
1992——
1991——
1990——
1989——
1988——
1987——
1986——
1985——
1984——
1983——
1982——
1981——
1980——
1979——
1978——
1977——
1976——
1975——
1974——
1973——
1972——
1971——
1970——
1969——
1968——
1967——
1966——
1965——
1964——
1963——
1962——
1961——
1960——
1959——
1958——
1957——
1956——
1955——
1954——
1953——
1952——
1951——
1950——
1949——
1948——
1947——
1946——
1945——
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1999

The first year at least five boys were named Finnley! It came in at #7,874, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2000–2002, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Finnley is popular in 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedNHWashington: #475 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,271 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedIDMontana: #220 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 667 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,091 boysMNIllinois: #764 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,229 boysILWisconsin: #283 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,194 boysWIMichigan: #342 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,693 boysMINew York: #644 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,252 boysNYMassachusetts: #353 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,010 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedRIOregon: #245 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 915 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedSDIowa: #554 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,877 boysIAIndiana: #535 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,809 boysINOhio: #443 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,357 boysOHPennsylvania: #458 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,660 boysPANew Jersey: #993 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,950 boysNJConnecticut: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,647 boysCTCalifornia: #1,084 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 10,692 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedUTColorado: #348 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,519 boysCONebraska: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,289 boysNEMissouri: #451 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,289 boysMOKentucky: #485 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,561 boysKYWest Virginia: #347 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,466 boysWVVirginia: #742 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,937 boysVAMaryland: #688 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,343 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedDEArizona: #884 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,688 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedNMKansas: #496 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,355 boysKSArkansas: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,663 boysARTennessee: #554 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,200 boysTNNorth Carolina: #591 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,582 boysNCSouth Carolina: #348 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,587 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedALGeorgia: #938 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,493 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Finnley, so not publishedHITexas: #970 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,311 boysTXFlorida: #740 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,265 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Montana#220 · 1 in 667
  2. Oregon#245 · 1 in 915
  3. Minnesota#260 · 1 in 1,091
  4. Wisconsin#283 · 1 in 1,194
  5. Nebraska#332 · 1 in 1,289

Best ever in a state: #129 in Alaska, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#22051 in 667
Oregon#245181 in 915
Minnesota#260241 in 1,091
Wisconsin#283211 in 1,194
Nebraska#33271 in 1,289
Michigan#342261 in 1,693
West Virginia#34751 in 1,466
Colorado#348171 in 1,519
South Carolina#348131 in 1,587
Massachusetts#353141 in 2,010
Arkansas#39681 in 1,663
Connecticut#43551 in 2,647
Ohio#443241 in 2,357
Missouri#451131 in 2,289
Pennsylvania#458211 in 2,660
Washington#475151 in 2,271
Kentucky#48581 in 2,561
Kansas#49661 in 2,355
Indiana#535121 in 2,809
Iowa#55451 in 2,877
Tennessee#554111 in 3,200
North Carolina#591141 in 3,582
New York#644221 in 4,252
Maryland#68861 in 4,343
Florida#740181 in 5,265
Virginia#74281 in 4,937
Illinois#764111 in 5,229
Arizona#88451 in 6,688
Georgia#93881 in 6,493
Texas#970211 in 8,311
New Jersey#99351 in 7,950
California#1,084191 in 10,692
Alabama———
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Finnley
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#715 → #757)
  • 147 spots since 2020 (#610 → #757)
  • 8 spots since 2015 (#749 → #757)
  • Biggest jump: 205 spots in 2014 (#1,058 → #853)
  • Biggest drop: 66 spots in 2023 (#598 → #664)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1999
  • Peaked 2021 at #591 (470 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,715
  • Highest: 1 in 3,715 boys born in 2022 were named Finnley (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,024 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #591 in 2021, was only 1 in 3,722 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 50.4% of all boys named Finnley (2,849) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2003
  • Mostly girls until 2002, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s7#7,874 (1999)#7,874
2000s293#1,688 (2009)#4,309
2010s2,849#597 (2019)#950
2020s2,509#591 (2021)#656

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Finnley in 2019

girls
#1,332
171 births · 1 in 9,815 girls
boys
#597
464 births · 1 in 3,867 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #1,332Finnley171

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #597Finnley464
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 9,815 of them was named Finnley, which outranked 92.6% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finnley
  1. #1,326Kacey172
  2. #1,326Petra172
  3. #1,326Ripley172
  4. #1,332Finnley171
  5. #1,332Brayleigh171
  6. #1,332Eliyanah171
  7. #1,332Kalina171
  8. #1,340Alita170
  9. #1,340Angeline170
  10. #1,340Annaleigh170

Tied with 7 names at #1,332; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 3,867 of them was named Finnley, which outranked 95.8% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Finnley
  1. #594Edison466
  2. #595Mauricio465
  3. #595Taylor465
  4. #597Finnley464
  5. #598Ahmed462
  6. #599Justice460
  7. #600Gustavo457
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2019 →