Given name & surname
Findley
“a fair-haired hero”
In English use, Findley is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Findley is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Findley is a form of Finlay. Finlay comes from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Findley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 472
- 347 boys · 125 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,337 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,337 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 413 as a first name in 2020; 9,280 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Findley’s family of names
Findley has a related form in Finlay.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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