Is Finley a boy or girl name?
Finley is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 858 girls and 1,153 boys were named Finley, so 42.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 54.7% of the 40,510 US babies named Finley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #290
- Girl rank, 2024
- #365
- Babies named Finley since 1880
- 40,510
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 3,162 babies
Boys and girls named Finley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 327 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 369 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 51 | 5 | 8.9% |
| 1990s | 102 | 57 | 35.8% |
| 2000s | 1,535 | 2,194 | 58.8% |
| 2010s | 8,902 | 13,701 | 60.6% |
| 2020s | 5,951 | 6,193 | 51% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,153 | #290 | 858 | #365 |
| 2023 | 1,178 | #285 | 1,112 | #282 |
| 2022 | 1,225 | #281 | 1,367 | #218 |
| 2021 | 1,307 | #265 | 1,414 | #211 |
| 2020 | 1,088 | #305 | 1,442 | #201 |
| 2019 | 1,194 | #287 | 1,575 | #188 |
| 2018 | 1,290 | #275 | 1,755 | #165 |
| 2017 | 1,296 | #279 | 1,866 | #159 |
| 2016 | 1,253 | #287 | 1,727 | #191 |
| 2015 | 1,060 | #326 | 1,602 | #204 |
| 2014 | 834 | #376 | 1,510 | #223 |
| 2013 | 571 | #483 | 1,093 | #292 |
| 2012 | 478 | #546 | 913 | #349 |
| 2011 | 507 | #511 | 880 | #364 |
| 2010 | 419 | #596 | 780 | #408 |
| 2009 | 331 | #716 | 576 | #525 |
| 2008 | 266 | #825 | 463 | #663 |
| 2007 | 272 | #794 | 352 | #815 |
| 2006 | 220 | #891 | 289 | #914 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,173 | 248 | #986 |
| 2004 | 121 | #1,248 | 168 | #1,275 |
| 2003 | 74 | #1,680 | 43 | #3,375 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,410 | 27 | #4,540 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,706 | 11 | #8,961 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,493 | 17 | #6,295 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,213 | 19 | #5,504 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,073 | 12 | #7,712 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,059 | 9 | #9,279 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,245 | 7 | #10,954 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,893 | 5 | #14,166 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,011 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,318 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,580 | 5 | #13,873 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,472 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,614 | 5 | #13,038 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,545 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,686 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,149 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,669 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,643 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,361 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,480 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,566 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,966 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 28 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 39 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 58 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 41 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 44 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 31 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #583 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Finley reached #265 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #159 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Finley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.