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
0%100%Median name50%82%
Finlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Finlee's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
96
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
020406080100120 20062009201220152018202120242025 53

Finlee popularity over time - boys

329 total births recorded since 2013 (Finlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 329 births
01020304050 2013201520172019202120232025 24

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 636 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 4%-134, 3.2%-44, 6.2%-111, 6.1%-49, 4.8%-49, 5.7%-49, 5%-42, 4.7%-24, 9.4%-110, 3%-31, 6.2%-107, 3.6%-113, 4.8%-58, 4.1%-31, 6.8%Finlee-20, 8.9%Finlee
Finlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Finlee by state

Where Finlee concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Finlee
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%
Texas share of Finlee's total US births 7.5%
Even split

81 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Finlee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finlee?
1,077 babies have been named Finlee since 2006. All-time, it sits at #7,132 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,097 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 96 births.
Where does Finlee sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Finlee most popular?
Finlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 636 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Finlee most popular?
The top states for the name Finlee are Texas (81 births), Utah (20 births), Missouri (18 births).
Is Finlee a unisex name?
Yes, Finlee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,077 births, and as a boy's name it has 329 births.
How long has the name Finlee been used?
Finlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Finlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Finley, Finnley, Finleigh, Finn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Finlee

Nearby Names Like Finlee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Finlee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Finlee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.