Finley vs Jensen
Finley and Jensencompared 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, Finley was ranked #18 and Jensen #318 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Finley was ranked #89 and Jensen #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Finley was ranked #120 and Jensen #432 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Finley was ranked #159 and Jensen #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Finley and Jensen over time
Finley and Jensen appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Finley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jensen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jensen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Finley in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Finley and Jensen changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2009 and 2024, ending at #89 and #187.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Finley held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jensen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finley #16 in 2020, Jensen #160 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #18, Jensen #318.
Northern Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2009–2024
Finley held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jensen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Finley #89 in 2024, Jensen #127 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #89, Jensen #187.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2011–2025
Finley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jensen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finley #136 in 2020, Jensen #364 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finley #159, Jensen #676.
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 | Finley | Jensen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #159 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finley and Jensen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Finley
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jensen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #127 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2009–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys