Unisex name · since 1989
Finley
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 22,908 babies named Finley, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #415 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,908
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
22,908 babies have been named Finley since 1989, making it today's #415 unisex name.
Finley has 22,908 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #415 as of the latest data, more common than 98% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #415 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,908 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Finley ranks #972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #415 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,908 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #415 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,908
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Finley's 22,908 recorded births place it above 98.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Finley compares
22,908 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Finley's all-time total is 61x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Finley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,908 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,866 | 21 | 19,840 |
Finley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Finley's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 1,866, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Finley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 1,866
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Finley popularity over time - boys
19,380 total births recorded since 1880 (Finley as boys' name)
Finley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13,701 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Finley's strongest decade.
13,701 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Finley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 2,194
2000s
2,194 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,701 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,951 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13,701 births (60% of all-time use).
How Finley 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 Finley's total volume
Finley by state
Where Finley concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,931 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,597 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 970 | 4.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 938 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 913 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 843 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 808 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 773 | 3.4% |
1,931 of 22,908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Finley appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Finley's data
- Finley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13,701 total births) through the 2020s (6,951) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Finleys (1,931 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Finley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Finley 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.