Unisex name · since 2006
Finlee
Finlee has 1,077 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,097 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Finlee is the #3097 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,077 recorded since 2006.
Finlee has 1,077 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3097 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #7,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,097 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,077 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finlee ranks #7,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,097 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,077 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,097 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Finlee's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Finlee compares
1,077 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Finlee's all-time total is 186% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Finlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,077 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 21 | 19,840 |
Finlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Finlee's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Finlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #3097 among girls.
1,077 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 96 births in a single year.
Finlee popularity over time - boys
329 total births recorded since 2013 (Finlee as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Finlee accounts for 23% of total recorded use across both genders.
Finlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (636 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Finlee's strongest decade.
636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Finlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
636 births
- 2020s
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 636 births (59% of all-time use).
Finlee decade highlights
- Peak decade 636 births
- Runner-up 381 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Finlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Finlee's total volume
Finlee by state
Where Finlee concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 81 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Utah | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | California | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 10 | 0.9% |
81 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.5% of nationwide
- Utah 1.9% of nationwide
- Missouri 1.7% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.6% of nationwide
- California 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 14 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Finlee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Finlee's data
- Finlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (636 total births) through the 2020s (381) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Finlees (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Finlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Finlee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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