Given name

Finlea

“a fair-haired hero”

Finlea is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Finlea is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Finlea through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2013
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Finlea in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2013–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Finlea’s family of names

Finlea has a related form in Finlay.

Walk Finlea’s family in the name graph

FinleaFinlay

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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