Finlay vs Ilhan
Finlay and Ilhancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Finlay was ranked #181 and Ilhan #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Finlay was ranked #4684 and Ilhan #3518 among girls in England and Wales.
Finlay and Ilhan over time
Finlay and Ilhan appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Finlay held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ilhan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2002–2024
Finlay held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Ilhan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #57 in 2005, Ilhan #1519 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finlay #181, Ilhan #3688.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2018
Finlay held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ilhan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #752 in 1999, Ilhan #1843 in 2003.
The order changed in 2005: Ilhan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1952 and #2530; by 2005 that had become #2438 and #1934.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Finlay #4684, Ilhan #3518.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Finlay | Ilhan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finlay and Ilhan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Finlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ilhan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1519 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls