Girl’s name · Irish, Scottish, American English

Finleigh

How to say it: FIN-lee · /ˈfɪnli/

Modern American respelling of Finley 'fair warrior' - Irish and Scottish roots, now used for girls.

Finleigh was the 3,338th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 30 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 70% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,832 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,338for girls in 2025
1 in 110,511US babies
30born in 2025
#6,832projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Finleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,338
Babies born in 202530
Share of births1 in 110,511
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−70%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,832

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Finleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 40 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Fin
  • Finn
  • Leigh

Honouring a Finleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Finleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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