How Many People Are Named Finley?
people named Finley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,406 people in the US has this name
Based on 42,288 babies named Finley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,162 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Finley, 56% were girls and 44% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Finley rose from 0% in the 1910s to 49.9% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2010s, at 60.6%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Finley alive today is about 9 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Finley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 3,162 babies. In 2025, 1,770 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Finley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #159, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #415. Among boys, its best rank was #265, in 2021.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #415 | #333 |
| Best rank | #159 (2017) | #265 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #238 in the 2010s | #365 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Finley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Finley were born in California than in any other state: about 2,806 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Finley was given 3.7 times as often in Montana, 2.7 times in Vermont and 2.6 times in Maine.
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