US rank #4013 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,060 births

Finleigh — #4013 US girls' name

1,060 babies named Finleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4013
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Finleigh was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

110 babies were named Finleigh in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,060 babies named Finleigh between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Finleigh currently holds the #4013 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 110 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 691 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Finleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Finleigh in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,060 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Finleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,060

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2015

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,013

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Finleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
110
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Finleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
691 births that decade — 65% of Finleigh's all-time total
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Finleigh by state

Where Finleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Finleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
73 6.9%
#2 North Carolina
31 2.9%
#3 Missouri
24 2.3%
#4 Georgia
22 2.1%
#5 Illinois
20 1.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.4%
#7 Virginia
12 1.1%
#8 Tennessee
10 0.9%
Texas share of Finleigh's total US births 6.9%
Even split

73 of 1,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Finleigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finleigh?
1,060 babies have been named Finleigh since 2005. It currently ranks #4013 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 110 births.
When was Finleigh most popular?
Finleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 691 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Finleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Finleigh are Texas (73 births), North Carolina (31 births), Missouri (24 births).
How long has the name Finleigh been used?
Finleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Finleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Finley, Finnley, Finlee, Finn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.