Findlay

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A few things about Findlay you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Findlay

Findlay Curtis

Scottish footballer (born 2006)

Choose Findlay and your child shares a first name with Findlay Curtis, a Scottish footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Findlay, like who?” Findlay Curtis's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Findlay, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Findlay would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFindlay first shows up in US birth records in 2003, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2016, when it reached #4,098.
• ✨New on the sceneFindlay wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2003.
• 🍂TrendFindlay has slipped 5,997 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Findlay means “fair-haired warrior”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic and Irish roots.

About the name Findlay

Findlay is a boy name of Celtic Gaelic and Irish origin meaning “fair-haired warrior”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-lay”. US birth records list Findlay for boys from 2003 to 2025, in 22 of those 23 years. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked #4,098 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.

Origin:Celtic Gaelic namesIrish names