Finlay vs Tanaka
Finlay and Tanakacompared 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 Tanaka #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Finlay was ranked #5785 and Tanaka #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Finlay and Tanaka over time
Finlay and Tanaka appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Finlay held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tanaka 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Finlay #57 in 2005, Tanaka #1092 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2000–2024
Finlay held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Tanaka in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #57 in 2005, Tanaka #1092 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finlay #181, Tanaka #2921.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2011
Finlay held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tanaka in 5.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #853 in 2001, Tanaka #1660 in 2006.
The order changed in 2006: Tanaka moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2438 and #2682; by 2006 that had become #2509 and #1660.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Finlay #5785, Tanaka #4764.
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 | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finlay has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tanaka.
- 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
Tanaka
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #1092 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys