Finley Boy & girl
How popular is Finley?
#415 girl name in 2025
753 baby girls were named Finley in the US in 2025, making it the 415th most popular girl name. Another 1,017 boys got the name (#333 for boys).
Finley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #415 for girls (▼ 52 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 753 girls, 1,017 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #204 in 2015, #201 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (1,866 girls) |
| Highest rank | #159 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 46% boys, 54% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Finley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Finley family of names ranked #370 for girls in 2025 (#328 the year before), with 859 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Finley is most popular
Babies named Finley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Montana: 5.2 per 1,000 (71 girls)
- North Dakota: 2.9 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Wyoming: 2.8 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Maine: 2.0 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Idaho: 2.0 per 1,000 (67 girls)
Finley by decade
Girl names about as popular as Finley
Questions
- Is Finley a boy or girl name?
- Finley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 46% of babies named Finley were boys and 54% were girls.
- How popular is the name Finley?
- 753 baby girls were named Finley in the US in 2025, making it the 415th most popular girl name. Another 1,017 boys got the name (#333 for boys).
- When was Finley most popular?
- Finley peaked in 2017, when 1,866 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #159 in 2017.
- How many people are named Finley?
- 42,288 babies have been named Finley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,737 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Finley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Finley was most common in Montana, at 5.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.