Meaning and history
Anglicized form of Fionnlagh, this spelling is more common in Scotland, while in England and Wales the variant Finley has been more popular since 2007.
20062006: 50 births, rank #2,449
2007: 44 births, rank #2,721
2008: 41 births, rank #2,879
2009: 50 births, rank #2,528
2010: 30 births, rank #3,531
20112011: 35 births, rank #3,164
2012: 37 births, rank #3,059
2013: 41 births, rank #2,804
2014: 34 births, rank #3,234
2015: 64 births, rank #2,145
20162016: 56 births, rank #2,335
2017: 56 births, rank #2,319
2018: 55 births, rank #2,385
2019: 38 births, rank #3,103
2020: 50 births, rank #2,546
20212021: 54 births, rank #2,464
2022: 48 births, rank #2,717
2023: 50 births, rank #2,614
2024: 55 births, rank #2,476
20252025: 50 births, rank #2,604
In 2025, 50 babies were recorded with the name Finlay, ranking #2,604 among boys.