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Finnley

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

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

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1999

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 1999, ranging from #3900 to #3900.1999#3900#3900
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
1999#3900

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1997 to 2025.

In 2024: #442 among boys in England and Wales, #727 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2025

    Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1997–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #487 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 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #268 in England and Wales in 2021.

Finnley'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#48779HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#44291HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#350121HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#333130HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#268171HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#277171HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#329139HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#369123HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#352135HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#349135HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#363122HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#338133HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#350117HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#281166HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#295149HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#371110HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#330120HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#336115HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#361101HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#42179HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#34292HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#43164HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#51945HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#78124HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#54435HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#88118HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#108213HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4986HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Finnley is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Finnley, between 1997 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 1999England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England 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 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England 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 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2021ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419972025
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 Wales1997–202529#268 in 2021
Northern Ireland2017–20213#374 in 2021
Republic of Ireland2020–20233#498 in 2021
Scotland20241#727 in 2024
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What is known about Finnley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1997–2025.
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 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #268 in England and Wales in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.