Girl & boy name
Finnley
Finnley holds the #757 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 340 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #610 in 2020 to #757 today. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#591 nationally, 470 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1999. The name's biggest fan base is in Nebraska (#335 there in 2025).
Rankings
Finnley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Finnley is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Finnley in the most recent year of SSA data.
Finnley as a girl name
As of 2025, Finnley ranks #1512 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 141 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1291 five years ago, #1512 now. SSA records for Finnley go back to 2002; the peak came in 2018 at #1162, with 207 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Idaho, where it ranks #402 among girl names.