Recorded 1966–2022 Girls' name Peak 2007 178 births

Finola — girls' name

178 babies named Finola in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s112000s672010s742020s21
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Finola was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Finola in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Finola

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Finola between 1966 and 2022, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Finola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Finola performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Finola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Finola 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 178 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.

Finola at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

178

Since 1966

57 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1966

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2022

Finola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1966

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 20222018201420112008200519961966 5

Finola by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
74 births that decade — 42% of Finola's all-time total
1960s51990s112000s672010s742020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Finola?
178 babies have been named Finola since 1966. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Finola most popular?
Finola was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Finola been used?
Finola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 57 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Finola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Finley, Finnley, Finleigh, Finlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1966–2022 (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.