Finley is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Finley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #415 among girls (753) and #333 among boys (1,017) — overall #384 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,770 | 1,770 | #415 | #333 |
| 2024 | 2,018 | 2,018 | #363 | #290 |
| 2023 | 2,291 | 2,291 | #282 | #285 |
| 2022 | 2,592 | 2,592 | #218 | #281 |
| 2021 | 2,721 | 2,721 | #211 | #265 |
| 2020 | 2,531 | 2,531 | #201 | #305 |
| 2019 | 2,769 | 2,769 | #188 | #287 |
| 2018 | 3,045 | 3,045 | #165 | #275 |
| 2017 | 3,162 | 3,162 | #159 | #279 |
| 2016 | 2,980 | 2,980 | #191 | #287 |
| 2015 | 2,662 | 2,662 | #204 | #326 |
| 2014 | 2,344 | 2,344 | #223 | #376 |
| 2013 | 1,664 | 1,664 | #292 | #483 |
| 2012 | 1,391 | 1,391 | #349 | #546 |
| 2011 | 1,387 | 1,387 | #364 | #511 |
| 2010 | 1,199 | 1,199 | #408 | #596 |
| 2009 | 907 | 907 | #525 | #717 |
| 2008 | 729 | 729 | #663 | #825 |
| 2007 | 624 | 624 | #816 | #794 |
| 2006 | 509 | 509 | #914 | #891 |
| 2005 | 384 | 384 | #986 | #1,173 |
| 2004 | 289 | 289 | #1,275 | #1,248 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | #3,375 | #1,680 |
| 2002 | 69 | 69 | #4,540 | #2,410 |
| 2001 | 46 | 46 | #8,962 | #2,706 |
| 2000 | 55 | 55 | #6,296 | #2,493 |
| 1999 | 36 | 36 | #5,504 | #4,213 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #7,712 | #4,073 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #9,279 | #5,059 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | #10,954 | #4,246 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #14,166 | #4,893 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,012 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,317 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #13,873 | #7,579 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,472 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #13,039 | #4,615 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,545 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,686 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,150 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,669 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,642 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,426 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,361 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,580 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,483 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,478 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,287 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | — | #2,270 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,362 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,849 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,583 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | — | #2,236 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #2,964 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,143 |
| 1958 | 28 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | — | #1,581 |
| 1954 | 23 | — | — | #1,606 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,784 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1951 | 23 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1950 | 26 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1949 | 20 | — | — | #1,679 |
| 1948 | 21 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,808 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | — | #1,576 |
| 1945 | 33 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1944 | 27 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1943 | 29 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1942 | 34 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1940 | 28 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1939 | 28 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1936 | 20 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1935 | 20 | — | — | #1,558 |
| 1934 | 24 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1931 | 21 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1930 | 29 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1928 | 39 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1927 | 44 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1925 | 35 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1924 | 37 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1923 | 39 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1921 | 36 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1920 | 42 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1919 | 42 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1918 | 42 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1917 | 58 | — | — | #841 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | — | #945 |
| 1914 | 29 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1913 | 31 | — | — | #885 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #837 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #851 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #874 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | — | #760 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,270 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #799 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #992 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #711 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #746 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #947 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #820 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #835 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #774 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #775 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #886 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #727 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #633 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #753 |
| 1882 | 14 | — | — | #501 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | — | #573 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #583 |