How Many People Are Named Finley?
An estimated 38,945 people in the United States have the first name Finley. It is used for both genders, with 54.7% female. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Finley peaked in popularity in 2017 with 3,162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Finley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Finley is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Finley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
38,945
About 1 in 8,801 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
54.7% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2017
3,162 births
Total Registered
40,510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finley
Finley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.3%) and females (54.7%). Out of 40,510 total births registered, 18,360 were male and 22,150 were female.
Finley as a male name
Ranked #290 in 2024
1,153 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (1,307 births)
Finley as a female name
Ranked #365 in 2024
858 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (1,866 births)
Finley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finley span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 22,603 babies were registered. While Finley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Finley by Decade
How has Finley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Finley by State
Birth registrations for Finley span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Hawaii, District of Columbia, New Mexico. On average, about 733 Finleys were registered per state.
Finley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finley
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finley?
We estimate approximately 38,945 people named Finley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,801 Americans share this first name.
Is Finley a common name?
Finley is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40,510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finley most popular?
Finley reached peak popularity in 2017, when 3,162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finley is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finley a female name?
Finley is predominantly female. 54.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finley Smith, Finley Johnson, Finley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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