girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Fiona

Meaning Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins Gender Girl Rank 2025 #470 Trend ↓ Falling 39%

Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins.

Rank 2025
#470
among girls · ↓65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
654
named Fiona · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,458
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
1,683 babies
All-time total
33,964
#768 all-time among girls
First recorded
1942
in Social Security records

Fiona popularity over time

33,964 babies have been named Fiona since 1942, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 47 – 47 5 – #2,022
1950s 91 – 91 9 +94% #2,789
1960s 438 – 438 44 +381% #1,287
1970s 597 – 597 60 +36% #1,418
1980s 955 – 955 96 +60% #1,064
1990s 3,133 – 3,133 313 +228% #476
2000s 8,778 5 8,783 878 +180% #314
2010s 14,669 – 14,669 1,467 +67% #180
2020s (to 2025) 5,251 – 5,251 875 -40% #295

Where Fiona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 601 0.37 #493
2027 559 0.35 outside top 500
2028 526 0.33 outside top 500
2029 499 0.31 outside top 500
2030 478 0.30 outside top 500

Where Fiona is most popular

Girls named Fiona per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.513 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Fiona born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 40 2.17 +322%
Massachusetts 258 2.13 +316%
District of Columbia 25 2.11 +311%
Maine 32 2.07 +303%
Connecticut 91 1.56 +205%
Rhode Island 19 1.52 +196%
Oregon 88 1.35 +163%
Minnesota 124 1.15 +124%
Pennsylvania 265 1.12 +118%
Illinois 254 1.11 +116%
Wisconsin 109 1.06 +106%
Delaware 12 1.06 +106%
Washington 151 1.05 +104%
Vermont 5 1.03 +101%
New York 364 0.919 +79%
New Jersey 164 0.909 +77%
Colorado 98 0.878 +71%
Maryland 93 0.878 +71%
Virginia 141 0.827 +61%
Michigan 142 0.780 +52%
Iowa 43 0.736 +43%
Missouri 71 0.589 +15%
Ohio 126 0.531 ≈ national
California 417 0.496 ≈ national
North Carolina 108 0.474 -8%
Indiana 66 0.470 -8%
Montana 6 0.443 -14%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -15%
Arizona 60 0.428 -17%
Kansas 23 0.399 -22%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -26%
Utah 31 0.372 -27%
South Carolina 33 0.367 -28%
Tennessee 54 0.341 -34%
Florida 129 0.301 -41%
Nevada 13 0.280 -45%
Nebraska 10 0.278 -46%
Idaho 9 0.269 -48%
Georgia 55 0.242 -53%
West Virginia 6 0.229 -55%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -60%
Kentucky 17 0.199 -61%
Texas 158 0.196 -62%
Louisiana 16 0.183 -64%
Oklahoma 13 0.177 -66%
Alabama 14 0.149 -71%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -82%
Alaska – – –
Mississippi – – –
South Dakota – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fiona

Fiona is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #470 in 2025 with 654 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1942, 33,964 American babies have been named Fiona. Its peak came in 2017, when 1,683 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fiona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fiona?

The median living Fiona is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 34 thousand people named Fiona are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fiona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 654 #470 – –
2024 787 #405 – –
2023 767 #400 – –
2022 881 #360 – –
2021 1,073 #299 – –
2020 1,089 #295 – –
2019 1,250 #265 – –
2018 1,414 #224 – –
2017 1,683 #180 – –
2016 1,560 #211 – –
2015 1,495 #219 – –
2014 1,648 #204 – –
2013 1,640 #197 – –
2012 1,503 #209 – –
2011 1,211 #266 – –
2010 1,265 #258 – –
2009 1,051 #314 – –
2008 964 #346 – –
2007 918 #354 – –
2006 991 #333 – –
2005 844 #371 – –
2004 970 #328 5 #11,935
2003 885 #351 – –
2002 858 #347 – –
2001 694 #414 – –
2000 603 #461 – –
1995 252 #791 – –
1990 204 #930 – –
1985 90 #1,412 – –
1980 63 #1,752 – –
1975 58 #1,658 – –
1970 60 #1,585 – –
1965 38 #1,866 – –
1960 20 #2,763 – –
1955 6 #5,405 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Fiona

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fiona Dourif Fiona Dourif American actress and producer (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Fiona Apple Fiona Apple American musician (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw Irish actress (born 1958) Contemporary
  4. 4 Fiona May Fiona May British-Italian long jumper (born 1969) Contemporary
  5. 5 Fiona Graham Fiona Graham Australian anthropologist, geisha b. 1961 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fiona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fiona?

The median living Fiona is about 13 years old. Half of all living Fionas are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Fiona are alive today?

An estimated 34 thousand people named Fiona are alive in the United States, based on 33,964 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Fiona mean?

Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins.

How popular is the name Fiona in 2025?

Fiona ranked #470 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 654 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fiona?

33,964 babies have been named Fiona in the United States since 1942, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fiona most popular?

Fiona peaked in 2017, when 1,683 newborns received the name.

Is Fiona a boy or girl name?

Fiona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fiona rising or falling?

Fiona is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Fiona become more popular?

Fiona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 478 girls named Fiona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fiona?

Well-known people named Fiona include Fiona Dourif (actor), Fiona Apple (singer), Fiona Shaw (actor).

Names like Fiona

Names that sound and feel close to Fiona: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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