# Fiona (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/fiona/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “fair”, “white”, “fiona macleod” |
| Pronunciation | /fiˈoʊnə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Fee, Fi |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,964 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5 / 33,959 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,904, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713. Popularized by James Macpherson (see 1765 quotation), and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who chose “Fiona Macleod” as his pen name. * (Sara Duterte): After the fictional character Princess Fiona from the Shrek series, who transforms from princess to ogre.

## What it means

Fiona is grouped under white.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,211 | 266 |
| 2012 | 1,503 | 209 |
| 2013 | 1,640 | 197 |
| 2014 | 1,648 | 204 |
| 2015 | 1,495 | 219 |
| 2016 | 1,560 | 211 |
| 2017 | 1,683 | 180 |
| 2018 | 1,414 | 224 |
| 2019 | 1,250 | 265 |
| 2020 | 1,089 | 295 |
| 2021 | 1,073 | 299 |
| 2022 | 881 | 360 |
| 2023 | 767 | 400 |
| 2024 | 787 | 405 |
| 2025 | 654 | 470 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 11,935 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 71 | 569 |
| 2012 | 53 | 749 |
| 2013 | 53 | 743 |
| 2014 | 45 | 842 |
| 2015 | 42 | 871 |
| 2016 | 41 | 897 |
| 2017 | 46 | 836 |
| 2018 | 39 | 936 |
| 2019 | 37 | 955 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,267 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,692 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,621 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1,108 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,406 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1,362 |

## In other languages

- French: Fiona
- German: Fiona
- Japanese: フィオナ
- Polish: Fiona
- Russian: Фио́на
- Spanish: Fiona

## People named Fiona

- Fiona Graham, Australian anthropologist, geisha (1961–2023)
- Fiona May, British-born Italian long jumper
- Fiona Dourif, American actress and producer (born 1981)
- Fiona Ferro, French tennis player
- Fiona Gubelmann, American actress (born 1980)
- Fiona Fullerton, British actress and singer
- Fiona Bruce, British television producer, newsreader, presenter
- Fiona Hill, American foreign policy adviser (born 1965)
- Fiona, American rock singer and actress
- Fiona Robinson, Australian basketball and handball player
- Fiona Ma, American politician
- Fiona Bigwood, British equestrian

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.