Is Finlay a boy or girl name?

Finlay is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,306 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.6% were girls and 84.4% were boys.

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Finlay

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Finlay was most popular in 2017, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,234 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,306 people named Finlay.

Finlay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Finlay’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Finlay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Finlay is mostly a boy’s name — 15.6% of the 1,306 Americans given it were girls and 84.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Finlay

Where Finlay is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org