UK boy's name
Finley-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Finley-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Finley-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2921, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 14 births.
This profile covers 96 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 2009 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 95 living people in the UK are called Finley-James. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Finley-James ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 14 boys were registered as Finley-James.
- • About 95 living people in the UK are estimated to have Finley-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2921
2024
Births in 2024
7
Latest year
Peak year
2020
14 births
Estimated living
95
2026
Popularity
Finley-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Finley-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Finley-James, the clearest high point is 2020. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Finley-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Finley-James was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2655 | 33 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3041 | 58 | 9 |
| 2000s | #3227 | 5 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Finley-James
- Freddie 46,945
- Finley 42,410
- Frederick 19,866
- Finlay 17,879
- Frankie 17,528
- Finn 14,413
- Felix 14,361
- Fraser 6,470
- Flynn 6,170
- Frank 5,992
- Filip 5,876
- Francis 5,744
FAQ
Finley-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Finley-James in the UK right now?
In 2024, Finley-James was ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Finley-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 14 babies registered as Finley-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Finley-James in the UK?
A total of 96 babies have been registered as Finley-James across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.