Finnlay
Boy · FIN-lee · Scottish
Finnlay is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “fair warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Finnlay mean?
Scottish: spelling of Finlay
“fair warrior”
Spelling of Finlay, influenced by Finn.
- Say it
- FIN-lee
Is Finnlay a girl's or a boy's name?
Finnlay 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 Finnlay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Finnlay, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 39 boys.
Half of all the boys named Finnlay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,418 boys in the UK were given Finnlay or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #16, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
In 2002, 17% of the babies named Finnlay in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Finnlay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Nicknames for Finnlay
- Finn 945 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Finnlay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Finn Kian Kayden Brody Keegan Brayden Kody Brogan Cody Darragh Logan
Other spellings of Finnlay
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