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Finley
OriginIrish and Scottish
Meaning"fair-haired hero"
GenderBoy
US Rank#333
Top 1000
NB Rank#227
On Nameberry
About Finley
Variation of Finlay
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #376 | 834 | 434.2 |
| 2015 | #326 | 1,060 | 553 |
| 2016 | #287 | 1,253 | 660.3 |
| 2017 | #279 | 1,296 | 700.2 |
| 2018 | #275 | 1,290 | 710.3 |
| 2019 | #287 | 1,194 | 665.5 |
| 2020 | #305 | 1,088 | 630.3 |
| 2021 | #265 | 1,307 | 747.1 |
| 2022 | #281 | 1,225 | 701.6 |
| 2023 | #285 | 1,178 | 688.7 |
| 2024 | #290 | 1,153 | 669.2 |
| 2025 | #333 | 1,017 | 595.4 |
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- Finley Cooper Bernsen (b. 1998)
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- Finley Back (b. 2002)
son of rugby union footballer Neil Back
- Finley Arthur Donoho (b. 2004)
son of actress Holly Marie Combs
- Finley O'Donnell (b. 2006)
son of actor Chris O'Donnell
- Finley Turco (b. 2008)
son of ice hockey player Marty Turco
- Finley Arthur Staal (b. 2014)
son of ice hockey player Eric Staal
- Finley James Walcott (b. 2014)
son of footballer Theo Walcott
- Finley Jay "Finn" Lanning (b. 2015)
son of family vloggers Bryan & Missy Lanning
- Steven Allen "Steve" Finley
American baseball player
- Michael Howard Finley
American basketball player
Finley in pop culture
- Finley
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- Russell Finley
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