Fiona

What Fiona means

Means “fair, white”

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Fiona” (revision 93768147), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Fiona?

US: Falling: down from #219 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #871 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2017, when 1,683 girls got the name (#180 that year). First in the US records in 1942.

How common

• About 1 in 2,458 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 11,012 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,578 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 DC (2.97 per 1,000 girls), DE (2.66 per 1,000 girls), MA (1.62 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Fiona is #470 in the US and #1362 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 Fiona were girls.

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

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Viana36 US · 7 E&W
• Viona9 US
• Fianna7 US
• Viena6 US
• Fionna6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Fiona

Girls

• Alayna#332Editor’s note Down from #223 in 2015 to #332 in 2025 in the US
• Teagan#340Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 6 babies
• Brynn#407Editor’s note Down from #259 in 2015 to #407 in 2025 in the US
• Alaina#224Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”^*
• Ava#11Editor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records
• Kenna#759“descendant of Cionaodh”^*

For a brother

• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Aiden#62Variant of Aidan, meaning “fire”^*
• Ayden#257Variant of Aidan, meaning “fire”^*
• Declan#139Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #139 vs #372 in 2025
• Ronan#247Irish, meaning “little seal”^*
• Lochlan#644Editor’s note Up from #841 in 2015 to #644 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Irish & Celtic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Fiona’s. Rank is US 2025.