FINLEY  

Gender: F
Origin: Irish and Scottish
Meaning: "fair-haired hero"

Popularity in 2008: #665

This was a 100 percent male name until celebs Jason Sehorn and Angie Harmon bestowed it on their daughter, recently followed by Lisa Marie Presley, who used it for one of her (female) twins. Finlay is also popular. Can Finleigh be far behind?

Variations:
Finlay, Fynlie, Finlie, Finleigh, Finlea, Finli, Finleah, Finlee, Fynly, Finly, Fynley

Finley is being discussed in our message boards:

• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• How Important is following a sibset?
• James for a girl?
• Popular names you just don't 'get'.
• narrowing my list...need help

Read Nameberry blog posts about Finley:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• NAMEBERRY FAVES II: THE BOYS' NAMES NAMEBERRYITES LOVE MOST