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Finlay

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What official birth registration shows about Finlay: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2018, ranging from #752 to #5785.19982002200620102018#752#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1646
1997#1234
1998#995
1999#752
2000#782
2001#853
2002#998
2003#1325
2004#1952
2005#2438
2006#2509
2007#2627
2008#3005
2009#4564
2010#5707
2011#5785
2013#5742
2016#5785
2018#4684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2000: #348 among girls in Northern Ireland, #782 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #175 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in Scotland in 2024.

Finlay's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#175293HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#181280HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#172298HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#220228HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#180293HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#168311HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#174312HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#156359HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#140413HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#130467HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#123520HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#99611HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#87691HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#83791HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#66967HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#68981HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#611,093HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#601,200HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#591,343HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#591,262HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#571,172HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#631,016HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#132516HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#68860HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#99822HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#77744HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#85327HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#101504HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#78229HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#107435HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#75230HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#123380HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#183182HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#123415HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#29888HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#164610HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#31278HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#13616HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#16913HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#15614HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#20011HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#19310HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2269HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2159HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#17913HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#10230HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#16914HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#12424HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#10230HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#14718HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#14918HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#13921HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#11326HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#11825HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#14718HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#15714HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#12419HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#14415HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#1809HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#14912HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#1927HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#37210HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#3969HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4218HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4079HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#29215HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#34611HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#30911HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#24411HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#11220HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Finlay is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Finlay, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2013Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2004ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#57 in 2005
Northern Ireland2000–202425#102 in 2013
Republic of Ireland2002–202524#244 in 2004
Scotland20241#11 in 2024

Its high point came 20 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2004) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Finlay

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.