Fiadh

What Fiadh means

Irish, meaning “wild; game, deer”

From fiadh, pre-reform spelling of fia, from Old Irish fíad (“wild; game, deer”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Fiadh” (revision 93342256), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Fiadh?

US: New in the last 10 years. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2705 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 96 girls got the name (#1990 that year). First in the US records in 2018.

How common

• About 1 in 16,742 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,392 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 303 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MA (0.33 per 1,000 girls), CO (0.21 per 1,000 girls), VA (0.18 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Fiadh is #1990 in the US and #256 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Fiadh were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Fiadh

Girls

• Ruth#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 2025
• Stevie#203Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #978 in 2015, #203 in 2025
• Alora#195“my dream”^*
• Wrenley#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025

For a brother

• Sonny#298Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #822 in 2015, #298 in 2025
• Arthur#87possibly “bear”^*
• Stetson#136“site in the Parish of South Brent”^*
• Baker#217From a surname for “a baker, or owner of a communal oven”^*
• Lorenzo#117Editor’s note Up from #216 in 2015 to #117 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 560 US boys in the 2025 records
• Colter#157Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Fiadh’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.