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“Fair or white warrior” — Scottish Gaelic origin
Boy's name · #333 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Finley is near its high-water mark: it reached #265 in 2021 and still ranked #333 in 2025. About 19,000 boys have carried it since 1880. Finley is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Together with its spelling variant Finnley (#757), Finley would rank around #255 with about 1,400 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Finley and Finnley.
Around the world: #18 in England & Wales (2025) · #75 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #79 in Australia (QLD) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 36 notable people named Finley:
Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Finley Burns, English association football player (born 2003).
Similar names: Finnley · Lennox · Finn · Oakley · Karter · Finnegan
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