Mostly girls · peaked in 2017
Finley name popularity since 1925
41,567 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Finley (55.1% girls, 44.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Finley is about 9 years old in 2026. Finley peaked in 2017 as the #159 name for girls, and it ranked #415 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,567
- Named Finley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #415
- for girls in 2025 (753 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 55.1% girls
- 22,908 girls · 18,659 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Finley made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Finley births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Finley both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Finley became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby girls to 1 in 3,190.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 1,120 to 1 in 2,130.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Finley's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Finley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Finley in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 177 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 241 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 255 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 218 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 121 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 85 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 5 | 51 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 57 | 102 | #14,166 |
| 2000s | 2,194 | 1,535 | #986 |
| 2010s | 13,701 | 8,902 | #204 |
| 2020–25 | 6,951 | 6,972 | #415 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
78.3% of babies named Finley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Finley is most popular
The index compares Finley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Finley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 2.71× | 313 |
| Oregon | 2.32× | 859 |
| Colorado | 2.20× | 1,070 |
| Idaho | 2.10× | 329 |
| Washington | 2.03× | 1,339 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Finley and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Finley (this page) | 22,908 | 2017 |
| Finlee | 1,077 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Finley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Finley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Finley (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data