Given name
Finnlee
“a fair-haired hero”
Finnlee is a variant of Finlay. One interpretation is “a fair-haired hero.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Finnlee 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 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Finnlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 224 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,458 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,458 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Finnlee’s family of names
Finnlee has a related form in Finlay.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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