Finlay*
#4,084 most common boys' name of all time · #9,986 across all names · 84% male / 16% female · used 1918–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,084
Rank overall
#9,986 of 105,966
First appeared
1918
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
1,306
Since 2016
603
Peak year
2017 #2,330
Best rank
#2,154 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 75/yr
Finlay first appears in 1918. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 50 | 58 | #2,612 |
| 2024 | — | 55 | 55 | #2,483 |
| 2023 | 5 | 50 | 55 | #2,627 |
| 2022 | 8 | 48 | 56 | #2,725 |
| 2021 | 9 | 54 | 63 | #2,471 |
| 2020 | 9 | 50 | 59 | #2,553 |
| 2019 | 7 | 38 | 45 | #3,111 |
| 2018 | 8 | 55 | 63 | #2,396 |
| 2017 | 19 | 56 | 75 | #2,330 |
| 2016 | 18 | 56 | 74 | #2,346 |
| 2015 | 10 | 64 | 74 | #2,154 |
| 2014 | 8 | 34 | 42 | #3,245 |
| 2013 | 18 | 41 | 59 | #2,817 |
| 2012 | 14 | 37 | 51 | #3,070 |
| 2011 | 10 | 35 | 45 | #3,181 |
| 2010 | 13 | 30 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2009 | 5 | 50 | 55 | #2,537 |
| 2008 | 8 | 41 | 49 | #2,890 |
| 2007 | 9 | 44 | 53 | #2,730 |
| 2006 | 7 | 50 | 57 | #2,455 |
| 2005 | 6 | 42 | 48 | #2,623 |
| 2004 | 5 | 26 | 31 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,469 |
| 2002 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,542 |
| 2001 | — | 21 | 21 | #3,868 |
| 2000 | — | 20 | 20 | #3,950 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,002 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,711 |
| 1918 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,126 |