Finly 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 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Finly through the years
Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2016
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Finly in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2016–2025, per million boys 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 boys is 5 in 2016. 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.