Spellings

Finley or Finnley?

In the US in 2025, 74% of babies in this name family were spelled Finley and 20% Finnley. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Finley74% of the family1,770 born in 2025#333 among boyssteady since 2015Finnley20% of the family481 born in 2025#757 among boys+5% since 2015Finlee3% of the family77 born in 2025#3,067 among girls−24% since 2015Finlay2% of the family58 born in 2025#2,604 among boys−22% since 2015

Ten years ago

Finley already led in 2015, with 70% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,517 to 1,460 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Finley1,0601,017steady
Finnley323340+5%
Finlee7053−24%
Finlay6450−22%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈfɪnli/ (FIN-lee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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