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 #2483

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Name B

Finnegan

Boy name · Rank #493

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Metric Finlay Finnegan
Current Rank #2483 #493
Total Births (all years) 1,102 13,011
Peak Year 2015 2021
Peak Year Births 64 860
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1995

Births by Decade

Decade Finlay Finnegan
1910s 6 -
1990s 14 83
2000s 329 2,207
2010s 446 6,634
2020s 307 4,087

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 50 611
2024 55 626
2025 50 569

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, 1918–2025.

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