Finlay vs Finnegan

Side-by-side comparison of Finlay and Finnegan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Finlay

Boy name · Rank #2476

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Name B

Finnegan

Boy name · Rank #492

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Metric Finlay Finnegan
Current Rank #2476 #492
Total Births (all years) 1,051 12,441
Peak Year 2015 2021
Peak Year Births 64 860
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1995

Births by Decade

Decade Finlay Finnegan
1910ss 6 —
1990ss 14 83
2000ss 329 2,207
2010ss 446 6,634
2020ss 256 3,517

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Finlay Finnegan
2014 34 632
2015 64 765
2016 56 816
2017 56 763
2018 55 770
2019 38 713
2020 50 724
2021 54 860
2022 48 697
2023 49 611
2024 55 625

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2024.

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