Fiona

#470 for girls in 2025, 654 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 1,683 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,959
since 1942

Fiona over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Fiona has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #180, 2017girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#470654—
2024#405787—
2023#400767—
2022#359881—
2021#2991,073—
2020#2941,089—
2019#2651,250—
2018#2241,414—
2017#1801,683—
2016#2111,560—
2015#2191,495—
2014#2041,648—
2013#1971,640—
2012#2091,503—
2011#2661,211—
2010#2581,265—
2009#3141,051—
2008#346964—
2007#352918—
2006#333991—
2005#371844—
2004#328970#11,3565
2003#351885—
2002#346858—
2001#414694—
2000#461603—
1999#476552—
1998#520485—
1997#522459—
1996#610375—
1995#790252—
1994#908210—
1993#961196—
1992#1,034180—
1991#892220—
1990#930204—
1989#1,063159—
1988#1,164131—
1987#1,280109—
1986#1,36794—
1985#1,41090—
1984#1,61668—
1983#1,35888—
1982#1,59973—
1981#1,50480—
1980#1,74963—
1979#1,69465—
1978#1,89352—
1977#1,76158—
1976#1,71456—
1975#1,65558—
1974#1,73352—
1973#1,43368—
1972#1,41469—
1971#1,59459—
1970#1,58460—
1969#1,42367—
1968#1,62550—
1967#1,28171—
1966#1,54852—
1965#1,85438—
1964#1,74744—
1963#1,98135—
1962#2,35726—
1961#1,95535—
1960#2,72920—
1959#2,98016—
1958#2,75518—
1957#3,69611—
1956#3,91010—
1955#5,2086—
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First appearance
1942

The first year at least five girls were named Fiona! It came in at #3,194, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945–1947, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Fiona is popular in 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedAKMaine: #150 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 550 girlsMEVermont: #83 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 229 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #186 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 757 girlsNHWashington: #171 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 729 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #376 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsMNIllinois: #267 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsILWisconsin: #242 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsWIMichigan: #559 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,484 girlsMINew York: #203 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNYMassachusetts: #130 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 579 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedRIOregon: #159 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 641 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedSDIowa: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,928 girlsIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsINOhio: #377 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsOHPennsylvania: #292 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsPANew Jersey: #246 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsNJConnecticut: #228 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsCTCalifornia: #296 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsCAUtah: #415 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsUTColorado: #193 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 828 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedNEMissouri: #445 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsMOKentucky: #412 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedWVVirginia: #311 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsVAMaryland: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedDEArizona: #814 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,637 girlsAZNew Mexico: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedARTennessee: #673 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,289 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #443 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #608 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #134 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 436 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedALGeorgia: #667 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,034 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Fiona, so not publishedHITexas: #796 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 5,030 girlsTXFlorida: #523 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,081 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#83 · 1 in 229
  2. Massachusetts#130 · 1 in 579
  3. District of Columbia#134 · 1 in 436
  4. Maine#150 · 1 in 550
  5. Oregon#159 · 1 in 641

Best ever in a state: #28 in Maine, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8371 in 229
Massachusetts#130531 in 579
District of Columbia#13481 in 436
Maine#15081 in 550
Oregon#159251 in 641
Washington#171391 in 729
New Hampshire#18661 in 757
Colorado#193301 in 828
New York#203901 in 1,076
Connecticut#228131 in 1,126
Maryland#239211 in 1,131
Wisconsin#242221 in 1,130
New Jersey#246321 in 1,288
Illinois#267501 in 1,374
Pennsylvania#292351 in 1,579
California#2961481 in 1,505
Virginia#311231 in 1,550
New Mexico#31371 in 1,190
Minnesota#376131 in 1,953
Ohio#377271 in 2,156
Iowa#38971 in 1,928
Indiana#403151 in 2,152
Kentucky#41281 in 2,410
Utah#41591 in 1,955
North Carolina#443181 in 2,413
Missouri#445111 in 2,538
Florida#523251 in 3,081
Michigan#559141 in 3,484
South Carolina#60851 in 3,301
Georgia#667121 in 4,034
Tennessee#67371 in 4,289
Texas#796311 in 5,030
Arizona#81471 in 4,637
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Fiona
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 65 spots since 2024 (#405 → #470)
  • 176 spots since 2020 (#294 → #470)
  • 251 spots since 2015 (#219 → #470)
  • Biggest jump: 180 spots in 1996 (#790 → #610)
  • Biggest drop: 142 spots in 1992 (#892 → #1,034)
Rise & fade · girls
75 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1942
  • Peaked 2017 at #180 (1,683 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,026
  • Highest: 1 in 1,026 girls born in 2017 were named Fiona (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,458 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 43.2% of all girls named Fiona (14,669) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s47#1,994 (1943)#3,640
1950s91#2,755 (1958)#4,049
1960s438#1,281 (1967)#1,850
1970s597#1,414 (1972)#1,648
1980s955#1,063 (1989)#1,411
1990s3,133#476 (1999)#764
2000s8,778#314 (2009)#362
2010s14,669#180 (2017)#223
2020s5,251#294 (2020)#371

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Fiona in 2002

girls
#346
858 births · 1 in 2,094 girls

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #346Fiona858
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 2,094 of them was named Fiona, which outranked 98.1% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fiona
  1. #343Clarissa870
  2. #344Cristina869
  3. #345Kamryn867
  4. #346Fiona858
  5. #346Annika858
  6. #348Deanna855
  7. #349Ashlynn851
  8. #349Whitney851

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2002 →