Message: "Finley" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Finley

by Sadie-Janae

1/3/2017, 8:43 AM

A colleague has just had a baby boy and named him Finley.

What are your thoughts on Finley/Finlay?

#Finley

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- Adina (AdinaAlbina)

1/3/2017, 5:30 PM

I like this on a boy. The name is so weak, I think.

- Piccadilly +5

1/3/2017, 4:45 PM

I'm over it. Sure, it's a fine name but I hear it all the time.

- Eden (eden_eli) +4

1/4/2017, 5:53 AM

You must be in Europe somewhere? I've only heard it used 3 other times here - one on a very very old man, one on a guy who was 16 when my son was born, and once on a little boy in a playground who was about a year younger. The little boy's mom was surprised as I was that they shared the name!

- Piccadilly +3

1/4/2017, 1:53 PM

I'm in Kentucky too and it might just be my area but it's very popular for boys and girls ages 3-6 or so.

- Eden (eden_eli)

1/5/2017, 6:02 AM

Wow! That's very interesting. I guess because my son is in 8th grade, I don't hear as much about the little ones.

- Aine (poetic_freedom) +1

1/4/2017, 5:15 PM

Considering it has never made the top 100 in Kentucky for boys- and state data only goes to the top 100- even if it was ranked 103 (just off what's reported) in 2012 and there were 60 Finleys in the state born that year making them 3-4 years old now. That would mean roughly 12.6% of the nation's 476 Finleys were born in Kentucky that year, which seems unlikely without a significant cultural reason specific to Kentucky.

I went on a little statistics dive because it seemed interesting that Finley would be "very popular" in Kentucky but no where else in the country. It seems like "very popular" would be a stretch even if it was significantly more popular in Kentucky than other states.

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi

- Eden (eden_eli)

1/5/2017, 6:03 AM

Thank you! That does seem odd. Of course, maybe my lovely boy has just influenced our whole state. :D

- aussiechic04

1/3/2017, 2:08 PM

I like it on a girl. It's very feminine in my opinion.

Prefer Finn or Flynn for a boy.

- Pink Princess

1/3/2017, 12:43 PM

I don't mind it at all actually, it's quite a nice name. Glad to see it's been used for a boy and not a girl too!

- Eden (eden_eli)

1/3/2017, 10:46 AM

Finley is my son's name (he's 14). He goes by Finn about half the time. His middle name is Clark.

Obviously I love Finley/Finn. We/he get(s) compliments on his name all the time.

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