Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Fiona

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
White or comely
Gaelic
Irish
Fair; feminine form of Fionn
Scottish

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fiona

Pronunciation

fi(o)-na

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #180, 1,683 births); most recent 2025 (rank #470, 654 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–654
2024–782
2023–766
2022–881
2021–1,072
2020–1,088
2019–1,250
2018–1,414
2017–1,683
2016–1,560

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #160, 282 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1362, 23 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202523
202423
202330
202218
202117
202025
201937
201839
201746
201641

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #109, 698 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1859, 16 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202316
202231
202116
202021
201924
201830
201741
201653
201551
201470

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #4, 657 births); most recent 2025 (rank #329, 12 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202512
20246
202314
20224
20215
20206
20199
201816
201720
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #3, 793 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20237
20229
20214
20204
20193
201810
20179
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #66, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #100, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202310
202210
202119
202016
201928
201821
201731
201622
201533
201422

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence