Comments for the name Finley

The usage of this name is mostly second names and hardly first.

Finley has been widely used as a first name for a long time. I disagree with the user who claims otherwise.

This is the name of actress Angie Harmon's first daughter. Her full name is Finley Faith Sehorn.

Finley is the first name of actress Holly Marie Combs' son, Finley Arthur Donoho.

I prefer this name for a boy and trying to understand why girls are being given this name.

This is my last name though I think it would be a good name for a girl as well as a boy.

The fact is it's a nice name. You can't deny, though, that it's uncommon.

I love this name on a girl. On a boy it sounds too wimpy.

I like this name a lot. This spelling looks nicer than Finlay, and the name is short and simple, and it's mature and sophisticated without being snobby or pretentious. It's got some old-fashioned charm to it as well. The nickname Finn is nice.

Finley is the name of one of Lisa Marie Presley's newborn twin daughters (born in 2008.)

I don't understand how this can be a first name. Why is it that surnames suddenly become popular and used as given names? It's not even that appealing, anyways. It either reminds me of a snobbish rich kid or the wimpiest midget you could possibly think of.

The last comment is incorrect. Finlay was originally a first name. The surname comes from the first name.

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Finlay

I love this name! This is my best friend's name, and he's not wimpy, a rich kid, or stuck up. Fin is the perfect nickname for this name, as well. I can't think of any reasons not to like this name.

As of 2008, this name was more commonly given to girls.

This name is really cool. I like it and the nickname Finn.

Finley was the first name of my great (x 5) grandfather, born in 1750 in Scotland. He was a sea captain. I named my son in honor of him. I hardly think it is a wimpy or feminine name, and was certainly a first name before it became a surname.