Finlee
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Meaning & Origin of Finlee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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Origin & history
The Story of Finlee
As a girl name
American parents first put Finlee on the record books as a girl name in 2006, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 96 Finlees were born — ranking #2,025 that year. About 57% of every Finlee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Finlee ranks #3,628 for girls with 42 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Finlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 48 births, good for #2,656 nationwide. About 54% of every Finlee on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Finlee ranks #4,225 for boys with 25 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 355 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Finlee
Finlee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Finlee's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Finlee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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