Phinley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FIN-lee
- Origin
- Scottish
Phinley is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “fair warrior”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Phinley mean?
Scottish: respelling of Finley, from Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh
“fair warrior”
Is Phinley a girl's or a boy's name?
Phinley is a boys' name.
How popular is Phinley in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Phinley in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Nicknames for Phinley
- Fin 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Phinley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finley, Henry, Oscar, Harvey, Charlie, Roy, Mack, Otto, Enoch, August, Sidney, Edgar
More Scottish names
Isla, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Phinley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phinley, updated 20 October 2026.