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Finlo

Gender
Boy
Say it
FIN-loh
Origin
Celtic
UK rank, 2025
#4,301 for boys

Finlo is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “fair warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).

What does Finlo mean?

Celtic: Manx form of Finlay

“fair warrior”

A traditional Manx name from the Isle of Man, related to the Scottish Finlay.

Is Finlo a girl's or a boy's name?

Finlo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Finlo in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,301among boys
Babies in 2025
4about 1 in 75,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Finlo, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.

2002Busiest: 6 in 20232025
Finlo in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20254#4,301
20240–
20236#3,279
20220–
20214#4,188
20205#3,502
20190–
20183#4,959
20173#4,995
20160–
20151#6,220
20140–
20133#4,884
20120–
20110–
20103#4,865
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20021#4,262

Nicknames for Finlo

Names like Finlo

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Finlo

More Celtic names

Every Celtic name

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, “Finlo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/finlo, updated 20 October 2026.