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in reply to a message by Elle
Newly-popular names are often considered gender-swopping fodder from the start. Finley on a girl is predictable ... Not awful, but it will date. Then again, so will trendy Finley on a boy.
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I wasn't aware that Finley was "newly-popular" or "trendy" on boys... But trends are different in other places. It's always been an old and unusual name to me. It would be nice to see more of them here.
Personally, I like just plain Finn on a girl. I think it's spunky! But if you think it needs something longer, Finley is lovely.
Personally, I like just plain Finn on a girl. I think it's spunky! But if you think it needs something longer, Finley is lovely.
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Finley (and Finlay) are extremely popular for boys in the UK right now. However, I think there is a good chance that Finley will never become very common as a boys' name in the USA but will go right to predominantly female over here if it becomes popular. Most Americans seem to think that -ley is now a feminine suffix on given names. So I suspect that on the western side of the Atlantic, Finn and perhaps Phineas may become popular for boys, and that Americans will see Finley as the feminine form of those names.
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Oh, I hope not. As a mom of a Finley (boy) I hope it doesn't become
predominantly female here in the US.
predominantly female here in the US.
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It is getting very popular where I live in England but only for boys
In both spellings Finlay and Finley it is whizzing up the England and Wales top 100
Finlay
2005 57
2004 62
2003 67
2002 79
2001 ---
And
Finley
2005 66
2004 70
2003 83
2002 93
2001 ----
Finlay is even more popular in Scotland
Scotland
2005 28
2004 27
2003 32
2002 41
2001 50
2000 53
1999 80
1998 80
In both spellings Finlay and Finley it is whizzing up the England and Wales top 100
Finlay
2005 57
2004 62
2003 67
2002 79
2001 ---
And
Finley
2005 66
2004 70
2003 83
2002 93
2001 ----
Finlay is even more popular in Scotland
Scotland
2005 28
2004 27
2003 32
2002 41
2001 50
2000 53
1999 80
1998 80
This message was edited 3/16/2006, 10:54 AM
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Wow! I had no idea.
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Given how much I've seen it message boards, and the general trendiness of Irish/Scots names, Finley has a very trendy feel to me. It's all subjective though! :-)
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