UK boy's name
Fynlay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fynlay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Fynlay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 10 births.
This profile covers 56 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2001 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 62 living people in the UK are called Fynlay. 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 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fynlay ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 10 boys were registered as Fynlay.
- • Fynlay ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #648 in 2011.
- • About 62 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fynlay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2006
10 births
Estimated living
62
2026
Popularity
Fynlay over time
The chart below shows babies named Fynlay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Fynlay, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fynlay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fynlay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3995 | 20 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2922 | 36 | 7 |
Geography
Where Fynlay is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Fynlay. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Fynlay ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #648 in 2011.
Across the UK
Fynlay in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#648 in 2011
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Related
Names similar to Fynlay
- 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
Fynlay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fynlay in the UK right now?
In 2019, Fynlay was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Fynlay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 10 babies registered as Fynlay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fynlay in the UK?
A total of 56 babies have been registered as Fynlay across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is Fynlay most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Fynlay ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #648 in 2011. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.