Given name
Finlee
“a fair-haired hero”
Finlee is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Finlee 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 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Finlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,406
- 329 boys · 1,077 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 77
- #3,080 for girls · #4,295 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 29% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 53 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,080 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 96 in 2018. It also appeared in 24 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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