Finley vs Leighton

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 Leighton #464 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Finley was ranked #89 and Leighton #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Finley was ranked #120 and Leighton #307 among boys in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Finley was ranked #159 and Leighton #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2022, Finley was ranked #3533 and Leighton #4645 among girls in England and Wales.

Finley and Leighton over time

Finley and Leighton appear together in 4 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Finley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Leighton in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Leighton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Finley in none. 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Finley held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Leighton in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Finley #16 in 2020, Leighton #150 in 2013.

  The order changed in 1998: Finley moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #484 and #327; by 1998 that had become #182 and #303.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #18, Leighton #464.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2005–2025

  Finley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Leighton in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Finley #136 in 2020, Leighton #164 in 2014.

  The order changed in 2019: Finley moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #318 and #291; by 2019 that had become #244 and #335.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Finley #159, Leighton #309.

• Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2006–2024

  Finley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Leighton in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Finley #89 in 2024, Leighton #222 in 2015.

  The order changed in 2017: Finley moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #253 and #253; by 2017 that had become #132 and #250.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #89, Leighton #278.

• England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2010–2022

  Finley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Leighton in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Finley #2674 in 2018, Leighton #3533 in 2010.

  The order changed in 2020: Finley moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #5591 and #3541; by 2020 that had become #2843 and #5493.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Finley #3533, Leighton #4645.

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.

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