Finley is a distinctive choice, ranked #3319 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Finley in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3319
US Rank #365
About the Name Finley
Finley has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 476 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #20 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Finley is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #365, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Finley
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Finley per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Finley in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Finley has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 476 places in the last five years. Its peak was #20 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Finley is more popular in the US (#365) than in the UK (#3319). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Finley include: Finley Melville Ives — Finley Melville Ives is a New Zealand freestyle skier.; Mark Finley — Mark A.; T. J. Finley — Tyler Jamal Finley is an American football quarterback, most recently for the Incarnate Word Cardinals..
Finley appears in the US top 500 at #290 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Finley (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 476 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Finley
Likely around 1 other Finley in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Finley
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sir Moses Israel Finley was an American-born British academic and classical scholar. His prosecution by the United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security during the 1950s resulted in his relocation to England, where he became an English classical scholar and eventually master of Darwin College, Cambridge.
Tyler Jamal Finley is an American football quarterback, most recently for the Incarnate Word Cardinals. He previously played for LSU, Auburn, Texas State, Western Kentucky and Georgia State.
Samuel Finley was an Irish-born Presbyterian minister and academic. He founded the West Nottingham Academy and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey (later renamed as Princeton University) from 1761 until 1766.