Meaning and history
Finley is a variant of Finlay and is by far the preferred spelling in the United States, where it has recently become more common as a feminine name.
20062006: 220 births, rank #891
2007: 272 births, rank #793
2008: 266 births, rank #824
2009: 331 births, rank #717
2010: 419 births, rank #596
20112011: 507 births, rank #510
2012: 478 births, rank #545
2013: 571 births, rank #483
2014: 834 births, rank #376
2015: 1,060 births, rank #326
20162016: 1,253 births, rank #287
2017: 1,296 births, rank #279
2018: 1,290 births, rank #275
2019: 1,194 births, rank #287
2020: 1,089 births, rank #304
20212021: 1,307 births, rank #265
2022: 1,225 births, rank #281
2023: 1,178 births, rank #285
2024: 1,156 births, rank #290
20252025: 1,017 births, rank #333
Finley moved from #290 to #333 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2021, with 1,307 births.