Masculine dossier · first seen 1918

Finlay

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Finlay
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1918Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

14.1%

2024

All-time

1,051

Finlay has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 64 boys were named Finlay.

In 2024, only 55 boys were given the name.

Down 14.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,051 Americans have been named Finlay and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1918.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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