How Many People Are Named Finnley?
An estimated 7,612 people in the United States have the first name Finnley. It is used for both genders, with 69.3% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Finnley peaked in popularity in 2022 with 647 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Finnley 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 Finnley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Finnley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,612
About 1 in 45,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
69.3% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
647 births
Total Registered
7,667
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Finnley
Finnley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (69.3%) and females (30.7%). Out of 7,667 total births registered, 5,316 were male and 2,351 were female.
Finnley as a male name
Ranked #715 in 2024
369 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (470 births)
Finnley as a female name
Ranked #1,979 in 2024
99 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (207 births)
Finnley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Finnley span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,291 babies were registered. While Finnley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Finnley by Decade
How has Finnley 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.
Finnley by State
Birth registrations for Finnley span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alaska, New Hampshire. On average, about 137 Finnleys were registered per state.
Finnley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Finnley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Finnley
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Finnley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Finnley?
We estimate approximately 7,612 people named Finnley 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 45,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Finnley a common name?
Finnley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,667 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Finnley most popular?
Finnley reached peak popularity in 2022, when 647 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Finnley is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Finnley a male name?
Finnley is predominantly male. 69.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Finnley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Finnley Smith, Finnley Johnson, Finnley 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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