Finlay
Boy6 letters
#372
in Ireland (2025)
#360 with spellings combined
10
babies in 2025
#244
best rank (2004)
161
babies since 2002
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10-year rank change
Finlay through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #360 |
| 2024 | 6 | #501 |
| 2023 | 9 | #388 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 5 | #528 |
| 2019 | 3 | #724 |
| 2018 | 5 | #543 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 8 | #422 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 7 | #448 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | 9 | #407 |
| 2010 | 8 | #422 |
| 2009 | 15 | #292 |
| 2008 | 11 | #346 |
| 2007 | 11 | #309 |
| 2006 | 4 | #492 |
| 2005 | 4 | #448 |
| 2004 | 11 | #244 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Finlay yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Finlay | 10 | 161 |
In Northern Ireland
#149 in 2025 with 15 babies. Best rank #102 (2013); 410 babies since 2001.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.