Finley
Pronounced F IH1 N L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2017
- 36 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Finley?
Finley is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1989. It has been given to 41,757 children — the 869th most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2017, when 1,885 children were given it.
Finlay is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 47% of children named Finley are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Finley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Finlay
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F IH1 N L IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Finley
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Finley
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Finley?
- Finley ranks 869th among girls' names in US records, with 41,757 births since 1989. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,811.
- Is Finley a unisex name?
- Yes. About 47% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Finley most popular?
- 2017, when 1,885 children were given the name. It has been in use for 36 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Finley spelled?
- Finlay. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.