Fair-headed or white meadow
Phinley is a modern spelling variant of the Irish name Finley. It combines the Gaelic elements 'fionn', meaning white or fair, and 'laogh', meaning warrior, or is interpreted as a habitational name meaning 'fair meadow'.
Less common today
Phinley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,414 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
