Unisex (SSA Recorded)Irish Origin Scottish Gaelic OriginUS Rank #333 in 2025

Finley

Alternative forms & variants: Finlay, Finn

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Fair-haired hero, courageous warrior (fionn, white/fair + laoch, hero)”

Linguistic heritage: Gaelic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:FIN-lee

IPA (US English):/ˈfɪnli/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20171,866 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#3331,770 births in 2025

Total US Registrations42,288Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio54% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2017 (1,866 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level1,017 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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