Finnley — #715 US boys' name
5,316 babies named Finnley in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 95% of names given to boys today.
54% of everyone ever named Finnley was born in this single decade.
470 babies were named Finnley in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Finnley
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,316 babies named Finnley between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Finnley currently holds the #715 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 470 babies received it in a single year. Finnley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 2,351 additional births since 2002.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Finnley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,849 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Finnley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Finnley in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Finnley 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 5,316 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.
Finnley at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Finnley popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999
- Peak year (2021)
- 470
- Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #715 among boys.
5,316 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 470 births in a single year.
Finnley popularity over time — girls
2,351 total births recorded since 2002 (Finnley as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Finnley accounts for 31% of total recorded use across both genders.
Finnley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 2,849 births that decade — 54% of Finnley's all-time total
Finnley decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,849 births
- Runner-up 2,167 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Finnley's strongest decade
2,849 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
Finnley by state
Where Finnley concentrates geographically — total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 354 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 260 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 247 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 229 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 222 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 221 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 207 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 203 | 3.8% |
354 of 5,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.7% of nationwide
- Florida 4.9% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 4.6% of nationwide
- Minnesota 4.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Finnley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1999–2024 (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.