Finley-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FIN-lee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Finley-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “fair warrior + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Finley-James mean?
Modern: combination of Finley and James
“fair warrior + supplanter”
Combines Finley, from Scottish Gaelic, with James, the English form of Jacob.
Is Finley-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Finley-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Finley-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Finley-James, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Finley-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Finley-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
Nicknames for Finley-James
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Finley-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Brody, Kayden, Finley, Cillian, Rowan, Cassian, Conan, Oscar, Lochlan, Caelan, Cody
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Finley-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/finley-james, updated 20 October 2026.