Fiona

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, while the Irish name Fíona means 'of wine', being the genitive of fíon 'wine'. It was first used by the Scottish writer James Macpherson in his Ossianic poems.

From Wikipedia

Fiona first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 203 babies (rank #156 that year). In 2024 it was given to 79 girls (rank #380). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fiona

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fiona yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,371

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

203

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Spy × Family: Fiona Frost / Nightfall — Twilight's colleague

Famous people named Fiona

Fiona Shawfilm actor · b. 1958
Fiona Applerecording artist · b. 1977
Fiona Grahamanthropologist · b. 1961
Fiona Maytriple jumper · b. 1969
Fiona Douriffilm actor · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	80	#356
1992	96	#300
1993	88	#329
1994	63	#398
1995	59	#461
1996	78	#357
1997	83	#332
1998	86	#322
1999	119	#241
2000	100	#279
2001	95	#291
2002	121	#231
2003	139	#193
2004	137	#202
2005	166	#180
2006	158	#195
2007	134	#228
2008	166	#189
2009	166	#185
2010	151	#203
2011	159	#198
2012	195	#167
2013	196	#158
2014	203	#156
2015	171	#185
2016	163	#185
2017	180	#162
2018	136	#220
2019	170	#161
2020	118	#247
2021	127	#249
2022	102	#290
2023	87	#332
2024	79	#380