Finley vs Teaghan

Finley and Teaghancompared 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 · Girls
In 2012, Finley was ranked #4838 and Teaghan #4171 among girls in England and Wales.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Finley

Pairs where Finley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Noah vs Finley
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Noah #1 in 2021, Finley #16 in 2020.
Noah · Finley · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2021 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Finley, Teaghan
Field	Finley	Teaghan
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
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, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #159 (2025)	Northern Ireland · Girls #397 (2020)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Finley and Teaghan both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Teaghan

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2020
Highest recorded position: #383 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2012–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #397 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Girls