73%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈfɪn.li/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Finlay. This is by far the preferred spelling in the United States, where it has lately been more common as a feminine name. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsfinn + láechVariantsFinlay, FinnleyOther Languages & CulturesFindláech(Medieval Scottish) Findlay, Finlay(Scottish) Fionnlagh(Scottish Gaelic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #21 in 2022 (m) #998 in 2002 (f) England and Wales Last ranked #428 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #81 in 2022 New Zealand Last ranked #100 in 2020 Northern Ireland Last ranked #100 in 2022 Scotland Last ranked #282 in 2023 (f) #285 in 2023 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful natural wholesome refined strange simple Categories anglicizations, isograms, Nintendo characters, Squishmallows, The Legend of Zelda characters