Finlay

Finlay is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Finlay are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 700 male / 150 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Finlay

To address Finlay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Finlay," in English, "Guten Tag Finlay," in German. About 84% of people named Finlay are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Finlay,

German

Guten Tag Finlay,

French

Bonjour Finlay,

Spanish

Estimado/a Finlay:

Chinese

Finlay您好：

Japanese

Finlay様

English

Hi Finlay,

German

Hi Finlay,

French

Salut Finlay,

Spanish

Hola Finlay,

Chinese

Finlay你好：

Japanese

Finlayさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Finlay by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	82%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

700 male · 150 female · 850 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 82% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Finlay a male or female name?

Finlay is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Finlay are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Finlay in an email?

Is Finlay a unisex name?

Finlay is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Finlay are men. Finlay leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Finlay a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/finlay (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_finlay,
  title  = {Is Finlay a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/finlay},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}